The Pittsburgh Steelers have made important improvements to their passing game during the 2024 offseason. That trend is expected to continue in the draft’s first round, but maybe not in the way most fans hope for.
The Steelers traded away Kenny Pickett and let Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky sign with new teams. They signed veteran Russell Wilson and traded with the Chicago Bears for Justin Fields. With the quarterback room overhauled, most fans want help at wide receiver to replace Diontae Johnson following his trade to the Carolina Panthers.
“What are the Steelers thinking in Round 1? “I can’t tell you the player, but I can tell you it’ll be an offensive lineman,” said one team source. There has been buzz about Pittsburgh adding a wide receiver at No. 20, but the feeling I got in making calls to teams this week is that the Steelers believe they’re an elite team at drafting receiver talent outside the top 32 picks, and history backs that up.
So someone like Georgia’s Amarius Mims or Oklahoma’s Tyler Guyton might make sense here. Either right tackle prospect would allow last year’s first-rounder Broderick Jones to move to his more natural position after a strong rookie season on the right side”