Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

March random

  • Jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Klein fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. Marlin Klein sat on the board until the 230th overall pick, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice.

Wagner has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is not that Wagner is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 21 they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in Round 2, Pick 21 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Anthony Hill Jr.
The board fumbled Anthony Hill Jr. all the way to pick 76, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Fair-plus on Daylen Everette, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at slot 99 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
They reached a country mile for Jaeden Roberts at the 121st pick, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick135 Rnd4 Aamil Wagner
A surprising call. With edge rusher and running back still to address, they spent pick No. 135 on Aamil Wagner, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They jumped the gun on Ted Hurst, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick216 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sawyer Robertson at Round 6, Pick 35. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Domani Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Domani Jackson at pick No. 224 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Marlin Klein
They will replay Marlin Klein at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in the 237th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.