bstrouse38'S MOCK DRAFT
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bstrouse38'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 12, 2026

12MAR26

  • bstrouse38 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (ARI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LV)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
LB
Head Shot
Patrick Queen
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: D+.

The Jack Pyburn selection is the head-turner. The Steelers reached 57 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Hurst pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane is a better player than No. 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick54 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A reasonable price with a little left over, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 54th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
Nice patience on Chandler Rivers, who had no business lasting to slot 99. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick 121 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
The board fumbled Ted Hurst all the way to Round 6, Pick 33, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
They paid sticker price for Jimmy Rolder in the 216th pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
Jack Pyburn at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
A conviction pick on Desmond Reid at pick No. 237 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.