The Pittsburgh Steelers' plans in the first round will likely slant toward a defensive lineman such as Kenneth Grant or Derrick Harmon. However, those plans could always change if a top talent ends up facing to them in the first round.
Even with DK Metcalf and George Pickens, wide receiver remains a huge future need for the Steelers. And a top talent might be falling down draft boards. Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan has slowly creeped down mock draft boards,
He was once thought to be a top five pick, but that has gone out of the window now. Daniel Jeremiah’s latest mock draft had McMillan falling to 22nd overall to the Los Angeles Chargers, the pick just after the Steelers. Jeremiah even noted he expects Texas' Matthew Golden to be the next wide receiver off the board after Travis Hunter.
McMillan would be a stunning drop, but the Steelers never expected Troy Fautanu to be there for them at 20th overall a year ago, either. If he did end up falling to 21st overall, the Steelers would have to think about drafting him,
Currently, most mock drafts have McMillan falling to around the 18th overall selection, according to Grinding the Mocks, and that is close enough to the Steelers that this is no longer a crazy thought. Much of it stems from just an average 40-yard dash at his pro day, which was said to be in the mid 4.5s, a concern that scouts had on McMillan from his tape.
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