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Steelers Mock Drqaft 2027

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Tae Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tae Johnson
S Notre Dame
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Rasheem Biles
LB Texas
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Cooper Barkate Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cooper Barkate
WR Miami
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Emmanuel Karnley Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Emmanuel Karnley
CB Virginia
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Christian Alliegro Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Christian Alliegro
LB Ohio State
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedC- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Pieper: C+.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Kade Pieper, the No. 45 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 99 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Fite lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Steelers indulged a want in Johnson while a need in quarterback and edge rusher stayed open.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tae Johnson
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and edge rusher to take Tae Johnson, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kelley Jones
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 53 on Kelley Jones with quarterback and edge rusher unsolved.
Pick76 Rnd3 Mark Fletcher Jr.
A curious use of No. 76. Quarterback and edge rusher needed the pick; a running back in Mark Fletcher Jr. did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Rasheem Biles
A surprising call. With quarterback and edge rusher still to address, they spent Round 3, Pick 21 on Rasheem Biles, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Somehow Kade Pieper was still sitting there in the 99th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cooper Barkate
A want over a need in slot 121: Cooper Barkate adds a wide receiver while quarterback and edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick135 Rnd4 Marcus Neal Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Marcus Neal Jr. while clear needs at quarterback and edge rusher sat open.
Pick159 Rnd5 C.J. Fite
This one needs a full-page explanation: C.J. Fite in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick213 Rnd6 Emmanuel Karnley
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emmanuel Karnley at the 213th overall pick. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jaden Platt
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaden Platt. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick224 Rnd7 Christian Alliegro
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 224 with a little surplus value in Christian Alliegro. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick237 Rnd7 Chris Marshall
No drama and no debate, Chris Marshall went about where he belonged in pick 237. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.