GMAN'S MOCK DRAFT
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NUMBER 110-2026

  • GMAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers answered their biggest question with Manning. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cayden Green, slot 227, roughly 179 picks past where he belonged.

The whole projection now runs through Arch Manning; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Arch Manning
They read the board right and Arch Manning was the payoff at pick No. 14. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kadyn Proctor
They will replay Kadyn Proctor at pick 46 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick78 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
The board fumbled Deontae Lawson all the way to slot 78, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate at pick 98 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Germie Bernard
Somehow Germie Bernard was still sitting there in the 133rd pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in No. 153 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
They robbed the room for Kaytron Allen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick192 Rnd6 Dani Dennis-Sutton
They barely believed it either: Dani Dennis-Sutton still on the board at the 192nd overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Taking Zane Durant in Round 6, Pick 35 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cayden Green
Cayden Green in Round 7, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.