2026 Steelers Mock Draft: Post Pro Day Edition

It already doesn't speak well for Howard being that they didn't feel like he was worth anything more than a 6th round pick. If they pick Beck in the 2nd or 3rd round, they're telling Howard that they don't see him as anything other than a career back-up. Not that it's the worst thing that can happen to Howard, a guy can make a pretty good living as a back-up QB in the NFL.

 

by that logic mason should be the QB because he was a 3rd rounder.

 

This mock draft, like any, is fun and nice......

21st pick.
I don't like the idea of taking a Safety with the 21st pick, unless he's a Sean Taylor or Troy Polamalu.
I certainly don't see Emmanuel there.
But even if you put Mendoza at 21, 99% of the audience will 'know better.'
I prefer they get the best player on the board at 21, regardless of position.

53rd Pick
The QB spot is a MAJOR problem. There hasn't been a QB since ol' number 7. They tried with Pickett and promptly destroyed any chance of hope in a debauchery of what not to do.
They've made some half-arsed attempts in signing some guys and retreating a failed backup... and seem to be riding hope on the back of Aaron Rogers yet again.
Pittsburgh front office has fumbled this about as bad as they can without falling to Brown level.
Last years 6th round pick is being talked about.... Howard.
Let's be clear, if Omar does not pick a QB in this draft he should be shown the door 5 minutes after the draft wraps up.
He doesn't need to take him here though.
You can again pick a impact WR in this spot... which happens to be the 2nd point of failure for multiple years.
There's a few QB's you can select They have 3 picks in the 3rd they can fool around with to select one of the QB's.

The rest of the draft, just get the players you want.

 

I'd much rather have Dillon Thieneman, S, but if he's not there, then wait and take Kilgore a few rounds later. Not a fan of the Toledo guy, don't hate him, just don't see any serious upside to him.

I'd love to get a top MLB or CB if defense. If offense, OG or WR (obviously). So hoping 1st is WR, OG, S or MLB.

 

The NFL draft is the most overhyped event in sports

 

How so???

 

the more time that passes as the draft nears the more i feel like this...

1st round G or OT or NT
2nd round any of the 2 left from above or WR
3rd round any of the remaining 3 above and S or CB or LB
4th round WR and G or EDGE
5th round S or swing T or WR
6th round DT
7th round anything and/or capitol to move up anywhere...

i would be looking to fill spots as this...2 WRs, G, T, S, CB, NT, EDGE, LB not necessarily in that order but that is what i would be looking to get... anything else is a bonus

i want to see some holes filled. i'm not sure why i feel like i would approach the draft this way but i think i would. of course this would be a BPA per round approach but also necessity based.

 

Yeah, but I do like that this year's draft is in Pittsburgh.

 

gotta give em sumtin

ain't no fkn parades

 

To the absolute shock of no one.


People are only looking at the forest through the trees and not atop the mountain from where the entire forest can be viewed. Pittsburgh's secondary is old sans Joey Porter Jr and JaQuan Brisker. Ramsey isn't going to be playing for much longer, who knows what Elliot will look like coming back and Savage is a major wildcard.



Emmanuel McNeil Warren doesn't sound like a sexy pick at all. As I have said in my breakdown of him though, he can become more than a mere box safety. Deploying him there at present will allow him to greatly increase Pittsburgh's ability to stop the run; something that the team had serious issues for the majority of 2025.



If all options are exhausted, my chips are being pushed to the table that EMW is in play. He covers way too many weaknesses for the Steelers back end while being a player that Patrick Graham can build around the backend; hence the Bud Clark pick a couple rounds later.

 

Dillion isn't getting past the likes of Minnesota or even Cincinnati. Even if he is, Dallas is in dire need of a Safety themselves and could likely trade up from their 21st Pick (courtesy of Green Bay) to acquire both the EDGE and Safety that they need. Jerry isn't fond of trading picks but this draft might force his hand.

 

Because the Draft is in Pittsburgh, how many Boos are we going to hear from a rowdy crowd if the Steelers take Beck when Drew Allar is still on the board?

Hell, I think with the front office pumping up Will Howard to be the future, there could be a little riot if the Steelers go QB in round #2 anyway.

 

Besides Mendoza, what QB is worth taking above the 5th round?

If Thieneman is there at 21 then take him. He would most likely be the BPA.