3 teams that the Steelers could trade back with in the NFL Draft

If the Steelers are looking to trade back, they will have multiple potential partners

The Pittsburgh Steelers currently hold the No. 20 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, and could go several ways with whom they take at that spot.

With needs at center, tackle, wide receiver, and cornerback, Pittsburgh will have their options. However, there is a world where they don’t love the hand they are dealt and look to make a deal of their own by moving down in the first round. Should that be the case, they will have multiple potential dance partners.

Detroit Lions

The Lions added D.J. Reader to their defensive line this offseason, and may look to add one more big playmaker in the middle of that unit. Should Johnny Newton of Illinois be there at No. 20 and the Steelers not loving their options, or thinking they can move back and still get the guy they want, a trade could be executed. The Lions have the No. 29 pick in the first round, as well as the No. 61, 73, and 92 picks in the top 100. If Detroit were to offer 29 and 73, that would benefit both sides.

San Francisco 49ers

In the case of a potential Brandon Aiyuk trade, a pick swap in the first round could be part of a potential deal. Moving down to No. 31 from No. 20, as well as giving up their second round pick in this year’s draft and a third in 2025 is a deal I could see happening, which would benefit the 49ers. They get to move up and take a receiver to try and fill the hole that Aiyuk will leave as well as acquire an additional second-round pick, and the Steelers keep a first-round pick and get a massive difference-maker at receiver that they can lock up for the foreseeable future.

Buffalo Bills

The Bills are another team to keep an eye on when it comes to a potential trade for Aiyuk. They currently have no legitimate boundary receivers after trading Stefon Diggs. If they don’t make a blockbuster move, though, and someone like Brian Thomas is on the board, they could call the Steelers to move up eight spots from No. 28 to No. 20. Buffalo doesn’t have a third-round pick in 2024, though, so it would be interesting to see what they would offer. No. 60 in round two is on the table, but would they give that up to move eight spots? Would picks 128 and/or 133 be enough to persuade the Steelers? Or maybe future picks in the 2025 NFL Draft would do the trick. Either way, the Bills are a team to keep an eye on.