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Footballdraft26'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 3, 2026

McCaffery steelers

  • Footballdraft26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Zen Michalski Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zen Michalski
OT Indiana
E.J. Williams Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
E.J. Williams Jr.
WR Indiana
Players Gained
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Mac Jones
QB
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Christian McCaffrey
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonnu Smith
TE
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Mason Rudolph
QB
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Patrick Queen
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
The Steelers lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

The Steelers put a flag in the ground for E.J. Williams Jr., 95 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The Scott pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
They paid sticker price for Deontae Lawson in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Fair-plus on Zakee Wheatley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in slot 85 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick99 Rnd3 Trinidad Chambliss
They liked Trinidad Chambliss enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 99. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Lander Barton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Lander Barton well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at the 135th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
A slide stopped in No. 159, with Domani Jackson worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Riley Mahlman
They jumped the gun on Riley Mahlman, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick214 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
They talked themselves into Will Kacmarek at Round 6, Pick 35, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zen Michalski
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zen Michalski. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick237 Rnd7 E.J. Williams Jr.
They reached into another round for E.J. Williams Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.