It is hard to find much of anything to criticize with how the Pittsburgh Steelers have handled their business in the 2024 offseason. The team brought in three new quarterbacks, three new offensive linemen and several new starters on defense.
But one thing they didn’t do was replace wide receiver Diontae Johnson. So, unless the team trades for a top receiver at some point before the season, wide receiver will be a top need in the 2025 NFL draft.
NFL Spin Zone put out a new mock draft and they went wide receiver for the Steelers. With the top two left on the board, they gave Pittsburgh Arizona wideout Tetairoa McMillan. Here’s their breakdown of the pick:
The Pittsburgh Steelers have popped up this offseason as a team that could end up being interested in a blockbuster trade for someone like Brandon Aiyuk, and while trading for Aiyuk and drafting a receiver in the 1st round of the 2025 NFL Draft aren’t exactly the same, it wouldn’t be shocking if the Steelers took the first receiver off the board next Spring.
Pittsburgh is in a transitional state at quarterback. None of us knows how Russell Wilson is going to work out for that team in 2024, but the Steelers have to continue building around the QB regardless if the guy they build around is on the roster.
Right now, it feels like it’s a toss-up between Tetairoa McMillan and Luther Burden for WR1 status in the 2025 NFL Draft and someone else could always emerge along the way. But the Steelers get a big-play receiver here to hopefully pair up with George Pickens and Roman Wilson.
While we are fully on board with the Steelers selecting a wide receiver in the first round, if McMillan and Luther Burden are both on the board, right now I take Burden 10 times out of 10.
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