PITTSBURGH -- After two years of constant questions about their wide receiver depth, the Pittsburgh Steelers wasted little time checking off their top offseason priority when they agreed to a trade for Indianapolis wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. just minutes after the NFL's negotiating window opened on March 9.
And though acquiring Pittman filled a major void, it's just the first step in bolstering the position group behind No. 1 receiver DK Metcalf.
Beyond Pittman and Metcalf, the Steelers have just two other receivers on the roster with meaningful playing experience: 2024 second-round pick Roman Wilson and special teamer Ben Skowronek. While Aaron Rodgers' indecision about his future means there's still questions about who will be throwing the ball in 2026, the Steelers' lack of receiver depth means they're likely to prioritize pass catchers with at least one of their five top-100 picks.
And though new Steelers coach Mike McCarthy doesn't have a specific resume of traits he's looking for in the 2026 receiver prospects, he's prioritizing players with the versatility to fill more than one role in his offense.
"When you have guys that are position-specific that really don't do anything else, they got to be an All-Pro," McCarthy said at annual league meetings in late March. "I've always looked for diversity in a receiver. I like receivers that can play all three spots because I want to move the receivers around so the quarterback has the same read."
With that in mind, the Steelers have done significant homework on the 2026 wide receiver draft class. Through Tuesday, the Steelers hosted six wide receiver prospects on pre-draft visits in Alabama's Germie Bernard, USC's Makai Lemon, UConn's Skyler Bell, Washington's Denzel Boston, Cincinnati's Jeff Caldwell and Kentucky's Kendrick Law.
Of those, Boston and Lemon are most likely first-round picks, though Lemon, who had 11 touchdown receptions and 1,156 receiving yards in 2025, may not be on the board long enough to fall to the Steelers at No. 21.
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At nearly 6-foot-4, 212 pounds, Boston -- who had 881 receiving yards and 11 touchdown catches last season -- would give the Steelers another big-bodied target alongside Metcalf and Pittman.