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jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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  • jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Hill Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Anthony Hill Jr., the No. 38 name on the board, in Round 3, Pick 35. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Reaching for Foster left real value on the table behind him. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 21 they get a ballhawk on the back end, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They let Emmanuel Pregnon come to them and pounced at No. 53. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick76 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
They barely believed it either: Dillon Thieneman still on the board at pick 85. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at the 99th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
They will replay Daylen Everette at pick No. 121 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at Round 4, Pick 35 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A straight-up fair deal on Aamil Wagner at the 161st pick, value and slot in agreement. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick216 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Somehow Zane Durant was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 35, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Sawyer Robertson
The board fumbled Sawyer Robertson all the way to pick No. 224, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in slot 230 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.