Chuk'S MOCK DRAFT
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Chuk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 15, 2025

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  • Chuk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Charles Jagusah
OT Notre Dame
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PIT)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Sellers headlines a B- weekend for the Steelers.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Steelers committed. LaNorris Sellers is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They banked enough surplus on Lawson to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Steelers indulged a want in Jagusah while a need in interior defensive lineman and edge rusher stayed open.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They will need Hasz to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 LaNorris Sellers
In slot 14 they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46 Rnd2 DeAndre Moore Jr.
Value said wait; DeAndre Moore Jr. in pick No. 46 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 9 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78 Rnd3 Iapani Laloulu
The board fumbled Iapani Laloulu all the way to the 78th pick, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick98 Rnd3 Charles Jagusah
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Charles Jagusah adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman and edge rusher untouched.
Pick114 Rnd4 Luke Hasz
Luke Hasz in pick 114 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133 Rnd4 CJ Baxter
A reasonable price with a little left over, CJ Baxter in the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
A straight-up fair deal on DJ McKinney at the 153rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick176 Rnd5 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in the 176th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in pick 192 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Malachi Nelson
They barely believed it either: Malachi Nelson still on the board at Round 6, Pick 35. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at the Round 7 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.