Steelers could trade up for elite talent in draft if they upgrade QB

Steelers targets if they trade up to the 10th pick

In this position, the Steelers could target two players specifically on their draft shortlist, either a wide receiver or safety.

Kyle Hamilton, S Notre Dame

Hamilton has been on Mike Tomlin’s shortlist since the combine. Also, considering the Steelers had not signed Terell Edmunds, they were planning a draft-day move to get one and possibly a quarterback. In this scenario, they just got Mayfield via a trade; now they get a backup for Edmunds if he leaves next year.

The beautiful thing here is he has the talent to be a day one starter; however, they let him play behind Edmunds for a season; he gets a year to develop before he starts.

Jameson Williams, WR Alabama

The Steelers lost a lot of wide receivers in the offseason, and they need one badly. Sure they still have Johnson and Claypool; however, signing Miles Boykin helps, but nowhere near enough. So what do you do? Trade to 11 and take Jameson Williams, the number one receiver on your draft board.

He would start as a clear number three receiver behind Johnson and Claypool, but he could quickly move up the depth chart. That gives Either Trubisky or Mayfield an extra scoring threat, and don’t forget if they are covered, you still have Freiermuth

Trading for Mayfield and then moving up might be a dream scenario or similar to the plot of Draft Day starring Kevin Costner. Nonetheless, if Colbert wanted to make a splash on his last draft, that would be one heck (for lack of a stronger adjective)  of a way to do it poach the quarterback from your AFC North competitor and then trade up to take another player that instantly improves your team. The shocker would be if the Steelers did not make it to the Superbowl,