Steelers urged to trade 2026 NFL Draft picks in bold strategy
The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of positions to address as the team gets closer and closer to the 2026 NFL Draft hosted in the Steel City — but one analyst suggested two strategies that both involve trades.
With Pittsburgh to have 12 selections for April’s draft, Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network suggested the Steelers use this year’s capital to either trade for a veteran or to acquire more picks for 2027 NFL Draft.
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“I think there’s some things [the Steelers] need to accomplish in the draft, but I also think there’s two other options,” Jeremiah said during a conference call on Thursday. “I think you have ammunition to go get a veteran player if you want to trade for a veteran. That third-round pick will score you a really, really nice piece, historically, in the trade market. So, you could plug a hole that way.”
“…You could try and use one of those picks to accumulate picks next year, where at least on the surface this far out, [2027] looks like it could be one of the best drafts we’ve seen in a very long time with premium, high-end talent. And if you don’t feel like your quarterback of the future is in this draft, getting another lottery ticket next year would make some sense just to give yourself more ammunition.”
While Steelers fans in attendance for Pittsburgh’s 2026 draft would love big move, one can’t help but wonder if trading back to draft a top quarterback in 2027 is the safer strategy.
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This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers urged to trade 2026 picks for veteran players, 2027 draft