bstrouse38'S MOCK DRAFT
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bstrouse38'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 14, 2026

14MAR26

  • bstrouse38 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Draft Picks Traded
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LV)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LV)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NYG)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NYG)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Hurst: C.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ted Hurst tumbling to the Steelers in Round 6, Pick 28 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C in the wash.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They are betting Allar proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

If Olaivavega Ioane and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 21st pick they get a blindside protector. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in slot 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Somehow Omar Cooper Jr. was still sitting there in No. 76, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone slipping to the 77th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 35: Chandler Rivers for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They jumped the gun on Drew Allar, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
A tidy little value on Ephesians Prysock in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at pick No. 209 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.