SteelCityCyborg'S MOCK DRAFT
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SteelCityCyborg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2026

Steelers Mock 2026 1

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Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PIT)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (PIT)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Kamran James at slot 213 will need to, sitting 51 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Neal value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
Good price on KC Concepcion in pick 31, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 CJ Allen
The board fumbled CJ Allen all the way to the 53rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Somehow Anthony Hill Jr. was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
You do not let a safety like A.J. Haulcy reach No. 76 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Circle this one: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at slot 85 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Julian Neal at the 99th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A tidy bit of business in the 121st pick, where Zachariah Branch graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at Round 4, Pick 31 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A slide stopped in the 135th overall pick, with Logan Jones worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick159 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Kamran James
Kamran James at No. 213 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
A reach on Keyron Crawford in pick No. 214; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in pick 224 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick237 Rnd7 Micah Morris
The board had cheaper options than Micah Morris at slot 237, and it noticed. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.