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Report: Steelers Exploring Trade Up Options

The Pittsburgh Steelers are exploring every option available to them on the first night of the draft.
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Sep 18, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan looks on
Sep 18, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan looks on | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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PITTSBURGH -- With just hours to go before the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers are among the many teams staying aggressive and vigilant, exploring all of the options at their disposal with their seven picks - including the 20th overall selection.

According to a repot from ESPN draft expert Todd McShay and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Steelers are one of many teams exploring their options to move up in the first round. General manager Omar Khan and his staff have "made phone calls about potentially trading up as well," Rapoport said on the air. That said, both he and McShay were light on details about who the Steelers could trade with or who they would try to target if they move up.

But the Steelers have plenty of needs and this year's first round is ripe with players that could be good fits for them. Duke center Graham Barton has been the popular choice for the Steelers in mock drafts this week but there is expected to be a run of offensive linemen throughout the first round and one could be attractive to the Steelers.

There's also a handful of explosive wide receivers like Washington's Rome Odunze and LSU's Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas that have been projected to go before the Steelers pick at No. 20. With Diontae Johnson off to Carolina via a trade, adding a wideout has become a top priority. What's more, the Steelers have just one starting cornerback returning next season, so the defensive secondary is a position to watch as well. They could also zig when everyone expects them to zag and reach for a standout defensive lineman like Texas' Byron Murphy.

The Steelers have lots of needs to fill and, according to the reports from McShay and Rapoport, they'll exhaust every method to get their guy.

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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