Steelers Predicted To Draft ‘Smooth-Moving’ WR In 2026

The Steelers made a semi-move last week by claiming veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen off waivers.  

Thielen will be able to hold things down for the rest of the season, but the Steelers are going to need to add a big-time wide receiver in the offseason.

Pro Football Focus draft analyst Trevor Sikkema predicted the Steelers to draft Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston in a new mock draft.

“The Steelers need to figure out their 2026 quarterback situation first and foremost,” Sikkema wrote on Monday. “But with Fernando Mendoza and Dante Moore now off the board, and with it feeling increasingly likely that Arch Manning and Ty Simpson return to school, I’ll have them addressing another major offensive need at wide receiver. The Steelers have had no dependable option outside of D.K. Metcalf this season, and that’s exactly what the smooth-moving 6-foot-4, 210-pound Boston can be for them. He has earned an 87.1 receiving grade this season with an impressive 89.8 receiving grade against man coverage.”

Boston is in his fourth season at Washington and recorded 126 receptions, for 1,655 yards and 19 scores in 42 games.

The Steelers should try everything to land a rookie quarterback in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, but if they can’t, adding a wide receiver wouldn’t hurt.

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