Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 8, 2026

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  • Jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (SEA)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Players traded away
Head Shot
Broderick Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in Round 6, Pick 9 lands the Steelers a C+, Howard and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Will Howard got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at No. 185. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Hit on Will Campbell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 23 they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in the 50th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Emeka Egbuka in the 52nd overall pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Will Howard
Will Howard in slot 185 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
Somehow DJ Giddens was still sitting there in No. 229, and they pounced on premier running back value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick No. 256 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.