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ltcouch'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 3, 2026

Tate trade-dream draft

  • ltcouch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (SF)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CAR)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SF)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (SF)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dasan McCullough
S-EDGE Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureC
The Steelers robbed the room for McNeil-Warren. Final grade: B.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, the No. 66 name on the board, in the Round 3 slot.

They will need Allar to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in pick No. 19 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emmanuel Pregnon in the 53rd pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick58 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Christen Miller is a better player than slot 58 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy little value on Jacob Rodriguez in the 99th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
No edge and no loss on Zachariah Branch in pick 105; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick116 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A big swing on Drew Allar at No. 116, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 PJ Williams
They took PJ Williams at par in Round 7, Pick 8, which is nothing to complain about. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
They let Ethan O'Connor come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 21. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.