The Antonio Brown sweepstakes is almost over, and the winner could already be decided.

It is a “one-team race … I think the other teams decided the price was too high,” a source told ESPN.com. The three teams most closely linked in talks to the Steelers are the Titans, Redskins and Raiders.

Oakland, though, might be the favorite given that they own three first-round draft picks (No.s 4, 24, 27), and a late first-rounder could be just the price the Steelers desire.

There’s also the fact that in the past, Jon Gruden has been effusive with his praise of the 30-year-old Brown, who had 104 catches, 1,297 yards and a league-leading 15 touchdown receptions last season.

“The greatest thing about this man is, I’ve told all our receivers: If you get a chance to watch him practice, you’ll see what unlocks the greatness in him,” Gruden, as pointed out by Pro Football Talk, said last season before a Raiders-Steelers matchup.

“He’s the hardest-working man, I think, in football. Hardest-working player I’ve ever seen practice, and I’ve seen Jerry Rice, I’ve seen a lot of good ones. But I put Antonio Brown at the top. And if there’s any young wideouts out there, I’d go watch him practice and you’ll see for yourself why he’s such a good player.”

The Raiders picked up those two late-round draft picks by trading away Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper as part of Gruden’s teardown. Brown could be the first step in the $100 million coach’s plan to build the franchise back up.