Steelers 3 best trade-up scenarios in the 2026 NFL draft
The Steelers have plenty of draft capital and any of these three trade-up scenarios could really help this team.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in great shape when it comes to the 2026 NFL draft. The team currently holds 12 picks in the draft, including five in the Top 100 picks. Pittsburgh is in a perfect position to trade up in the first round if one of the few blue-chip players in this draft fall outside of the top 10.
Should that happen, Pittsburgh absolutely has the draft capital to go up and get that player. We ran more than two dozen one-round mock draft simulations from various sites just to get a baseline for who those picks from No. 10 to No.
21 tend to be, who is picking them and based on that, determined three best-case scenarios should the Steelers trade up. Trade with the Dolphins to pick No. 11 The majority of mock drafts have the Dolphins selecting an offensive tackle here and this could also be the pick for the Steelers to replace Broderick Jones.
The Steelers could send their first-round pick, their first third-round pick, and their second third-round pick to go up and select Utah offensive tackle Caleb Lomu. Trade up with the Bucs to pick No. 15 Moving down a few picks, we have the Buccaneers.