aechean'S MOCK DRAFT

aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • 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
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (PIT)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (IND)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
Nobody dealt better than the Steelers this weekend: B-.

The Steelers bet big and early on Patrick Payton, 100 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Haulcy. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a three-down second-level presence. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in the 53rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Blake Miller
They barely believed it either: Blake Miller still on the board at No. 77. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 78 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
A slide stopped in pick No. 85, with Chase Bisontis worth more than the price. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick99 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
No drama and no debate, Nicholas Singleton went about where he belonged in the 99th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in pick 100 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at pick No. 113 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the 116th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick121 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
They will replay Malik Muhammad at slot 121 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick135 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They let Davison Igbinosun come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Value said wait; Patrick Payton in No. 151 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 16 with a little surplus value in Kage Casey. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at slot 161 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
A straight-up fair deal on Zxavian Harris at Round 6, Pick 35, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
By-the-book stuff, Miles Kitselman at the 224th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237 Rnd7 Barion Brown
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Barion Brown well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.