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Ganell'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

Steelers Mock 2026 5

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dion Dawkins
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 76: the Steelers steal Lawson and grade out a B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Steelers, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

Lawson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If Barrett pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while edge rusher, running back and other spots went begging.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 53. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Steal is underselling it; Deontae Lawson at slot 76 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in No. 85 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Devin Moore
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 35: Devin Moore for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at the 121st pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 4, Pick 35 on Keylan Rutledge with edge rusher, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick159 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A reasonable price with a little left over, Davison Igbinosun in the 159th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Nothing to complain about; Jeff Caldwell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett at pick 214 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
A clean, defensible pick in slot 224 with a little surplus value in Jalon Daniels. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick237 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at No. 237 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.