On Day 1 of the 2018 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers sent shock waves throughout the league when they sent troubled Martavis Bryant to the Oakland Raiders for a third-round selection. Prior to the draft, wide receiver was considered a need but actually more of a want.
After the trade, everything changed. The want turned into a desperate need. With Bryant in the lineup, the Steelers could look for a mid-to-late-round talent to help fill out the receiving depth chart. Without Bryant, the team was left with just Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster as the primary receivers on the roster.