aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 16, 2026

no trades this one broke right

  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Patrick Payton at pick 161 regardless, 90 picks early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Caldwell.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 21 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
They paid a round early for Dontay Corleone in slot 53, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A slide stopped in pick 76, with Keionte Scott worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 85th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 99 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 121st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
A straight-up fair deal on CJ Daniels at pick 135, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
They left a pile of value on the table to take Robert Spears-Jennings this early at slot 214. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in the 216th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A real head-scratcher, Fa'alili Fa'amoe in No. 224 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell is a better player than Round 7, Pick 21 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.