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Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

Final

  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Anderson should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B-.

Call it larceny. Aaron Anderson sat on the board until No. 216, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The cost of the Klubnik reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
They paid sticker price for Caleb Tiernan in the 53rd overall pick, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick76 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at pick 76 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dontay Corleone in No. 85. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik in pick No. 99 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 21, with Michael Trigg worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
No drama and no debate, Jakobe Thomas went about where he belonged in slot 135. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne slipping to the 161st pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright in slot 214 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
They will replay Aaron Anderson at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at the 224th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
They did well to land Aiden Fisher in pick No. 237, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.