kauffyk22'S MOCK DRAFT
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kauffyk22'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 16, 2026

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  • kauffyk22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylon Braxton
S Ole Miss
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Samson Okunlola at the 237th pick is 83 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Muhammad pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 21 with a little surplus value in Emmanuel Pregnon. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at No. 76 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Trinidad Chambliss
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trinidad Chambliss in the Round 3 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad at pick No. 99 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and D'Angelo Ponds at the 121st overall pick is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick136 Rnd4 Xavier Nwankpa
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Nwankpa in No. 136 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
No drama and no debate, Bryce Boettcher went about where he belonged in pick 160. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
A reach on Brandon Inniss in slot 213; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack at Round 6, Pick 34 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jaylon Braxton
Jaylon Braxton in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 Samson Okunlola
Samson Okunlola in pick No. 237 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.