The Steelers need to bolster their receiving corps this offseason. An excellent way for Pittsburgh to improve at this position is by targeting it in the NFL Draft.
There are a handful of receivers that the Steelers should consider targeting in the 2026 NFL Draft. ESPN’s Field Yates projected Pittsburgh to select USC wide receiver Makai Lemon with the 20th pick.
“Besides DK Metcalf, the Steelers do not have a receiver that strikes fear into opposing defenses,” Yates wrote on Wednesday. “Pittsburgh is one of two teams with fewer than 100 catches from wide receivers this season (97). Lemon could change that moving forward. The best way I can describe him: certified baller, as his average size (5-11, 195 pounds) hasn’t slowed him down in any way.
“We are in an era where dominant receivers don’t come exclusively in the form of 6-3, 200-plus pound players with 4.4 speed. Lemon has one of the best catch radiuses I’ve studied over the past three classes, and he has dropped the ball only once in each of his three seasons. It would not shock me if he goes a few spots higher than this in April.”
Lemon has achieved an impressive total of 1,156 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns this season. He is a significant reason why USC’s offense is averaging 36.5 points per game this season.
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