AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
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AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

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  • AArod DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (SF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (HOU)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Harris
LB
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Aaron Rodgers
QB
Head Shot
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a D-.

Somebody took the Steelers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while edge rusher, running back and other spots went begging. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Slaughter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
No edge and no loss on Gennings Dunker in the 20th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick52 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at the 52nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jake Slaughter adds an offensive lineman and leaves edge rusher, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick78 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Malik Muhammad. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at pick 84 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
A tidy little value on Whit Weeks in Round 3, Pick 28, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Earl Little Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Earl Little Jr. at slot 99, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick120 Rnd4 Carson Beck
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Carson Beck at No. 120 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jyaire Hill
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jyaire Hill. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick159 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick214 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They paid sticker price for Trey Zuhn III in No. 214, and that is fine. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.