It’s never too early to jump into mock draft season. Currently, everyone and their mother has the Steelers penciled in to draft a quarterback in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. With Aaron Rodgers all but confirming that this is likely his final season, the team seems poised to be in the QB market early.
Yahoo Sports’ Nate Tice and Charles McDonald don’t see it that way. Instead, they have the Steelers addressing, perhaps their next biggest position of concern, wide receiver with USC’s Makai Lemon.
“Lemon is a big-play machine with good ball skills and can consistently make the first tackler miss with the ball in his hands.