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stefseteeler'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Tyler Van Dyke Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyler Van Dyke
QB SMU
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Broderick Jones
OT
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Calvin Austin III
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a D+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Steelers shredded theirs for Tyler Van Dyke. He came off 73 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Iheanachor pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with linebacker and tight end still on the board.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In pick No. 21 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick29 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew slid further than he should have, and No. 76 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick85 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Julian Neal is a better player than the 85th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick 99 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick120 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A conviction pick on DeMonte Capehart at slot 120 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick121 Rnd4 Eric Rivers
The board had cheaper options than Eric Rivers at Round 4, Pick 21, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Max Iheanachor adds an offensive lineman and leaves linebacker and tight end untouched.
Pick199 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid in slot 199 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Tyler Van Dyke
Tyler Van Dyke in the 213th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Isaac Smith at pick No. 214, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
A big swing on Keaten Wade at the 237th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.