{"id":614173,"date":"2026-04-19T09:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/614173\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:32:08","slug":"3-trade-up-targets-for-steelers-in-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/614173\/","title":{"rendered":"3 trade-up targets for Steelers in 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/one-expert-thinks-drafting-ty-002416392.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 NFL Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2026 NFL Draft&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NFL Draft<\/a> is almost upon us, and there are a few prospects the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/steelers-receive-bad-news-aaron-201531848.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Steelers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Steelers&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> should trade up for on Day 1.<\/p>\n<p>From an exciting offensive lineman to one of the top wide receivers of his class, here&#8217;s a look at three players that would make <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/3-first-round-trade-partners-154227011.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:excellent trade-up targets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;excellent trade-up targets&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">excellent trade-up targets<\/a> during the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>OL Spencer Fano, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Arm length concerns aside, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh-steelers\/356\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steelers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steelers<\/a> could use an offensive tackle prospect as talented as Fano to potentially replace the injured <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/40050\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broderick Jones;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Broderick Jones&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Broderick Jones<\/a>. And if push comes to shove, the Steelers can easily move Fano inside to left guard, where they could have one of the best interior offensive lines next to <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/40923\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zach Frazier;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Zach Frazier&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Frazier<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/40992\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mason McCormick;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mason McCormick&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mason McCormick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WR Jordyn Tyson, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/arizona\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Arizona&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Injury concerns could lead to Tyson taking a tumble down the draft board. If Tyson somehow makes it out of the top 16, the Steelers cannot afford to wait five more picks until their 21st overall selection.<\/p>\n<p>G Vega Ioane, Penn State<\/p>\n<p>Ioane has been heavily linked to the Steelers throughout the draft process \u2014 but the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Baltimore Ravens&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> could also be in the market for the talented guard prospect. It would be a home run if Pittsburgh can package some of their league-high 12 picks to leapfrog their AFC North rival and steal Ioane away.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>For up-to-date\u00a0Steelers\u00a0coverage, including any offseason moves, follow us on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheSteelersWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheSteelersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TheSteelersWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@TheSteelersWire<\/a>\u00a0and give our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SteelersWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook page&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0a like.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/steelers\/2026\/04\/19\/steelers-2026-nfl-draft-trade-up\/89686294007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers should trade up for these players during NFL Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steelers should trade up for these players during NFL Draft&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steelers should trade up for these players during NFL Draft<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 NFL Draft is almost upon us, and there are a few prospects the Pittsburgh Steelers should&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[515,5585,1742,231064,49,48,115069,231065,514,13591,949,172382,82,79473,112224],"class_list":{"0":"post-614173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-baltimore-ravens","11":"tag-broderick-jones","12":"tag-ca","13":"tag-canada","14":"tag-jordyn-tyson","15":"tag-mason-mccormick","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-offensive-lineman","18":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","19":"tag-spencer-fano","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-top-wide-receivers","22":"tag-zach-frazier"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}