{"id":586075,"date":"2026-04-15T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586075\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:12:07","slug":"mark-kaboly-offers-six-first-round-draft-targets-steelers-cant-pass-up-including-one-surprise-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586075\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Kaboly Offers Six First-Round Draft Targets Steelers Can’t Pass Up (Including One Surprise Position)"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the NFL Draft around the corner, who are the first-round prospects the Steelers can\u2019t pass up if given the opportunity? While some players will obviously be out of range, like Fernando Mendoza, there is enough of a mix to interest. Beat writer Mark Kaboly recently shared his list of six players<\/a> they can\u2019t pass up if available. Including, perhaps, one surprising position at the end. While he lists them in numerical order, he doesn\u2019t explicitly say they\u2019re in order.<\/p>\n

But the number one prospect Kaboly lists the Steelers can\u2019t pass up in the first round of the draft is TE Kenyon Sadiq<\/a>. This is a name that Gerry Dulac has been touting recently, though not everybody agrees. His colleague, for example, doesn\u2019t buy it, but Sadiq\u2019s talent is undeniable. \u201cIf Sadiq is there at 21, they would take him\u201d, Kaboly argues.<\/p>\n

The list also includes three wide receivers in Makai Lemon, Denzel Boston, and Jordyn Tyson. The Steelers brought in both Lemon and Boston for visits<\/a>, so they would certainly consider drafting them. Lemon in particular may not fall to 21, but they have the ammunition to trade up.<\/p>\n

Another name on the list is Penn State G Olaivavega Ioane, who came in for a pre-draft visit just yesterday. The Steelers need a starting guard, and if they draft him, they have potentially another Alan Faneca<\/a>. Or, you know, at least somebody who can be quite good for quite a long time.<\/p>\n

But the most surprising name on Mark Kaboly\u2019s list of Steelers prospects they can\u2019t pass up in the first round of the draft comes on the defensive side of the ball. And it\u2019s not a safety, but rather a cornerback: Avieon Terrell of Clemson. \u201cYou have to strongly consider Terrell if he\u2019s available at 21\u201d, he argues. He\u2019s shown durability \u2026 and versatility \u2026, which makes him an option, though drafting more of a slot guy in the first round might be a leap of faith for [Omar] Khan and Co\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kaboly doesn\u2019t anticipate Terrell, and some of his other names, to actually be available for the Steelers to draft in the first round. But within a group of six, there\u2019s a reasonable chance that at least one is there. And if they\u2019re slipping away, Pittsburgh can always trade up to get one.<\/p>\n

Now, how much does this list resemble the Steelers\u2019 own draft board for the first round? I\u2019m sure some of those wide receiver names are up there, as well as Vega. I\u2019m less convinced that they have eyes on a first-round tackle or cornerback, but it\u2019s not impossible. It\u2019s not like they couldn\u2019t use one of each, and premium talent is premium talent. If they were taking best player available, Sadiq or Terrell could qualify at 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the NFL Draft around the corner, who are the first-round prospects the Steelers can\u2019t pass up if…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":586076,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[52864,63184,68052,226445,3792,68039,1321,99,3795],"class_list":{"0":"post-586075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-denzel-boston","9":"tag-jordyn-tyson","10":"tag-kenyon-sadiq","11":"tag-makai-lemon","12":"tag-mark-kaboly","13":"tag-olaivavega-ioane","14":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-trending"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/586076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}