imaginethat'S MOCK DRAFT

imaginethat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 20, 2026

VIEW ALL
Mock drafts from imaginethat

Steel Bridges

  • imaginethat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Coker
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent the 108th pick on Drew Allar, a name most had 27 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Ioane value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A tidy bit of business in the 53rd pick, where Olaivavega Ioane graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick63 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at pick 63 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keionte Scott in Round 3, Pick 12. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Malachi Fields at slot 85. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Nothing to complain about; Jacob Rodriguez went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They read the board right and Bishop Fitzgerald was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 21. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 135 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.