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Previously, we discussed the 12 players worthy of being drafted with the No. 17 pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2013 NFL draft.

Now let’s look at seven more players the Steelers could take in the first round, but only if they trade down from No. 17. These players come with some questions, so if the Steelers draft them, they’ll need to hedge their bets by acquiring more picks in the later rounds and tapping into this draft’s depth.

One anonymous general manager told Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com “There will be 13-15 players picked in the first round that are true first-rounders.”

If the Steelers share that sentiment, or if that GM behind the curtain is Kevin Colbert, then there’s a good chance one of the 19 players examined in these two articles will be drafted by the Steelers in the first round.

The players are listed in the order the Steelers should take them.

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Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said Monday, via Steel City Insider, that the Steelers probably won’t be trading up from the No. 17 pick in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Tell us something we don’t know.

The real question is whether the Steelers will trade down in the first round.

As Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette pointed out, there isn’t much can’t-miss talent at the top of this draft class, but there’s a lot of depth.

Colbert told Steel City Insider that there are approximately 150 players the Steelers would be willing to draft.

Let’s do a little math. One-hundred fifty divided by seven comes out to less than 32. That means that even though 32 players will be chosen in the first round Thursday night, the Steelers probably don’t feel that 32 players have first-round value.

It also might mean there aren’t 17 players the Steelers would be willing to draft with the No. 17 pick.

In attempting to climb into Colbert’s head, we’ve identified 12 players worthy of being taken with the No. 17 pick. If they’re all gone before the Steelers pick, it’s time to bail on the No. 17 spot, trade down in the first round and acquire more picks later in the draft.

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