AFC Wild Card Playoffs: Pittsburgh Steelers v Baltimore Ravens Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Steelers Get: No. 1 overall pick, No. 103 overall pick

Titans Get: No. 21 overall pick, No. 83 overall pick, 2026 second-round pick, 2026 third-round pick, Edge T.J. Watt

A trade from No. 21 to No. 1 feels like exactly the sort of move the Pittsburgh Steelers wouldn't make on draft day. Trading away one of the best players in recent franchise history feels like an even more un-Steeler move.

However, the Steelers are faced with a harsh reality. While they have a talented team that continues to stay in the playoff picture under head coach Mike Tomlin, they don't have an answer at quarterback and have been largely irrelevant in the postseason because of it.

Pittsburgh's last playoff win came after the 2016 season.

"We've had enough of this," franchise owner and team president Art Rooney II said in January, per ESPN's Brooke Pryor. "It's time to get some wins; it's time to take these next steps."

This year, the Steelers appear to be hitching their wagon to the fading star of Aaron Rodgers. Pittsburgh added Mason Rudolph as insurance in free agency, but it still feels like a deal with the 41-year-old Rodgers is imminent.

A source recently told Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio that it's a "safe bet" Rodgers eventually signs a deal with Pittsburgh.

If adding Rodgers is enough to push Pittsburgh to a deep playoff run, great. However, if the Steelers don't find their quarterback of the future, they could be right back in their current situation next year. Star pass-rusher T.J. Watt is scheduled to be a free agent next offseason, too.

While the idea of trading Watt may seem outlandish, it would be worth the initial backlash from the fanbase if doing so could land Pittsburgh a franchise-caliber quarterback.

The Steelers have reached the point where they're doing it wrong if they're not getting desperate to find a long-term QB answer.

Is Watt worth two first-round picks at age 30 and entering a contract year? Probably not, but he's worth at least one first-rounder and would give Tennessee a legitimate defensive star.

In this hypothetical scenario, the Steelers offer Watt, future second- and third-rounders and a swap of third- and fourth-round 2025 selections. That would be valuable capital for Tennessee's ongoing rebuild while still giving the Titans a shot at Howard, Dart or Alabama's Jalen Milroe late in Round 1.

Meanwhile, the Steelers might finally add the long-term quarterback answer they've lacked since Ben Roethlisberger's prime years.

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