Let’s talk Steelers: Which WR is the best first-round target?

BOULDER, CO - NOVEMBER 22: Jordyn Tyson #0 of the Arizona State Sun Devils looks on as he lines up on offense against the Colorado Buffaloes in the first half of a game at Folsom Field on November 22, 2025 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) | Getty Images As the 2026 NFL Draft approaches, much has been made — as always — about who the Steelers should target in the first round. However, with the bulk of the team’s pre-draft visits still to be announced and just under a month until the event kicks off, it’s still too broad of a subject to discuss with much confidence.

But when you narrow it down by position, it gets more interesting. If the Steelers take a WR in the first round, who should it be? Sure, you might prefer other positions here, but wide receiver is undeniably in the running, and there are a lot of names to sort through.

Of the names likely to make sense if available at No. 21, I’d roughly rank them as follows: Jordyn Tyson Carnell Tate Makai Lemon KC Concepcion Omar Cooper Jr. Denzel Boston Those six are the names I could see going in the first round, and chances are not all will be available when the Steelers are on the clock.

And before you quibble with me with how I rank the top three, just know it varies by the day and I think it greatly depends on scheme fit — and in Tyson’s case, health. Either way, there’s a pretty clear tier difference between the top three, the next three, and the rest of the draft, in my opinion. For Pittsburgh, I’d expect two to three of Tyson/Tate/Lemon to be gone by No.