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levy'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • levy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (PIT)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (SF)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Stowers: B-.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Eli Stowers, the No. 52 name on the board, sitting there at Round 3, Pick 21 like a gift left on the doorstep. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. With edge rusher and cornerback unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

Gill-Howard has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They will replay Dillon Thieneman at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Germie Bernard at No. 76 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A tight end of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 21 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kyle Louis
They let Kyle Louis come to them and pounced at slot 99. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Jude Bowry while clear needs at edge rusher and cornerback sat open.
Pick127 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
They paid a round early for Skyler Gill-Howard in the 127th overall pick, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
They took CJ Daniels at par in the 135th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Nice patience on Drew Allar, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 21. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder at slot 214 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Noah Whittington
Noah Whittington at the 216th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.