Aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
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Aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 14, 2026

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  • Aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Steelers. For now, C+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Steelers started one anyway for Patrick Payton, 90 picks ahead of schedule. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Brailsford pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman and tight end still on the board. The Pregnon pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

So much rides on Dillon Thieneman that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the 21st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in Round 2, Pick 21 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at slot 76 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A conviction pick on Nicholas Singleton at pick 85 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Drew Allar
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drew Allar this early at the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A want over a need in pick No. 121: Parker Brailsford adds an offensive lineman while interior defensive lineman and tight end keeps waiting.
Pick135 Rnd4 Isaiah World
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and tight end to take Isaiah World, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick161 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick 161 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
They reached into another round for De'Zhaun Stribling, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Value said wait; Barion Brown in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
The board had Thaddeus Dixon higher than pick No. 224, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.