Art'S MOCK DRAFT
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Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Anderson should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Aaron Anderson, the No. 162 name on the board, stolen at the 216th pick.

The cost of the Alexander reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the 21st pick they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young at No. 53 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Brian Parker II
Brian Parker II at slot 76 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick85 Rnd3 Garrett Nussmeier
They let Garrett Nussmeier come to them and pounced at pick 85. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Michael Taaffe
A safety of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 21 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
A conviction pick on Demond Claiborne at the 135th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick No. 161 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
A reach on Miles Kitselman in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Steal is underselling it; Aaron Anderson at pick 216 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
A slide stopped in the 224th pick, with Jeremiah Wright worth more than the price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in No. 237 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.