steelstone'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • steelstone DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nelson Agholor
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Steelers did not so much draft David Walker as overpay for him, 27 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Howard pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Adding Nelson Agholor by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick83 Rnd3 David Walker
They left a pile of value on the table to take David Walker this early at the 83rd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Will Howard
They robbed the room for Will Howard here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at the 156th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jaydon Blue
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaydon Blue. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 185 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson in the 229th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.