3 reasons the Steelers should avoid taking a wide receiver in the 2023 NFL Draft

1. The 2023 wide receiver class isn't good

The biggest reason why the Pittsburgh Steelers should avoid spending draft capital on the wide receiver position this season is simply that this is a weak 2023 wide receiver class. Though I do like the upside of a player like TCU's Quinten Johnston, there's still some risk involved there and he is projected to be gone long before Pittsburgh's pick at 17.

After that, everyone else seems like a reach. Because the class is remarkably thin with talent, desperate teams are going to overdraft wide receivers out of desperation. Second-round-graded players are going to be soaring into round one simply because receiver is an important position that many teams need.

The 2022 receiver class was exponentially better with players like Garrett Wilson, Drake London, Chris Olave, and Jameson Williams being among the top players drafted at the position. George Pickens -- who would be a better prospect than nearly every receiver in this draft class -- was the 11th WR selected in the NFL Draft last year.

I could get behind taking a wide receiver if the price is right and there's a talent on the board that Pittsbugh can't pass up, but I don't see that happening this year. Obviously, there could prove to be a rare exception or two, but for just about every reason, the Steelers would be wise to avoid drafting a wide receiver in 2023.