mnee'S MOCK DRAFT

2025

  • mnee DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
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PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureF
The Steelers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Steelers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Phillips at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will need Harris to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 21st overall pick they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 39th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A big swing on Tre Harris at No. 41, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in pick 83 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Nice patience on Jordan Phillips, who had no business lasting to pick No. 123. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick156 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Nothing to complain about; O'Donnell Fortune went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Fair-plus on Akili Arnold, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.