Steelers' Mock Draft: Firepower for QB Battle

0:00It's April 22nd. This is NFL News today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. The Pittsburgh Steelers are sitting on 12 picks for the 2026 NFL draft, giving their front office real firepower to rebuild around. Aaron Rogers or Pivot to a new quarterback. This mock draft has them grabbing a dynamic wide receiver from Texas A&M in the first round. AC Concepts the On, who lit up with 61 catches, 9, 119 yards, and 9 scores last season. Earlier this week, projections added a shutdown safety from Arizona, trade-and-stukes, and round 2 guy earned a 90.1 defensive grade and snagged 4 picks. Then round 3 brings a massive 6 foot 4 defensive tackle from Iowa State, Dominique Orange, perfect for eating blocks in the 3-4. Game, plus home-town linebacker Kyle Lewis from Pitt for speeding coverage. Fans are buzzing about the secondary boost, pairing these new safeties with Joey Porter

1:00Jr. for length and ball skills that could lock down the back end. Impact-wise, it shores up depth without breaking the bank, especially if Rogers mentors a late round quarterback like Carson Beck from Miami and Round 4. Meanwhile, later rounds spill out the edges with power rushes from Alabama and Duke, a receiving tight end from Houston, and trench help at Tackle End, Guard. This haul sets Pittsburgh up flexible win now, or build long-term keeping them contenders no matter the QV call.