John.Russell21146'S MOCK DRAFT
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John.Russell21146'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

Stock Up for a 2027 QB

  • John.Russell21146 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CAR)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Kamran James at No. 224 is 126 spots clear of where he belonged. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bell. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Value with a capital V on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in No. 53, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in Round 3, Pick 21 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick99 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
The board fumbled Treydan Stukes all the way to the 99th pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 116 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
They reached into another round for Dametrious Crownover, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at pick 161 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick216 Rnd6 David Gusta
David Gusta at the 216th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kamran James
A big swing on Kamran James at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek at No. 230 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Lander Barton
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lander Barton. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.