On Thursday, NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah held his annual conference call ahead of the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, IN. Jeremiah's conference typically focuses on the top prospects in the 2026 NFL draft as well as the teams who are picking near the top.
However, Jeremiah did take one question about the Pittsburgh Steelers and the possibility of the team moving up in the first round, thanks to the 12 draft picks they currently have.
Jeremiah broke it down and says he doesn't see the Steelers trading up. According to Jeremiah, teams move up for quarterbacks and bigs and the Steelers have done a good job drafting bigs and there's not a quarterback worth trading up for.
In fact, Jeremiah believes the Steelers are more likely to trade back rather than up given their draft needs. This could all change with free agency but we tend to agree. We could absolutely see the Steelers trade back in the first round and then use the rest of those picks to move up on the second and third days to target specific players. This draft is not at all top-heavy and the number of blue-chip options is very limited, so the picks from 50-100 are going to be where the Steelers get the return on their investment.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: NFL draft analyst says don't look for a trade up from the Steelers