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Steelers Get Brian Thomas Jr. for Russell Wilson in Mel Kiper's 2024 NFL Mock Draft

The Pittsburgh Steelers need to bring in a wide receiver for quarterback Russell Wilson ahead of the 2024 campaign after trading Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers, and ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has a solution.

In his latest 2024 NFL mock draft, Kiper has the Steelers drafting LSU wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. with the No. 20 overall pick.

"Thomas, who ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash at the combine, has a tremendous blend of speed and size (6-foot-3). He caught 17 touchdown passes last season, leading the FBS," Kiper wrote. "Pittsburgh had just 13 total touchdown passes in 2023.