The Pittsburgh Steelers surprised plenty of people when they selected Iowa wide receiver and return specialist Kaden Wetjen with the 121st overall pick in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. There was little doubt about Wetjen’s ability with the ball in his hands. He was the most accomplished returner in college football, becoming the first player to win the Jet Award twice and producing six return touchdowns during his Iowa career. The surprise was how early Pittsburgh t

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Indiana’s Riley Nowakowski with the 169th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Indiana listed him as a tight end. Pittsburgh immediately called him a fullback. At 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds, Nowakowski sits somewhere between the two positions. He is short and compact for an NFL tight end but bigger than many modern fullbacks, with the strength and technical understanding to perform blocking assignments normally given to much lar

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Oklahoma safety Robert Spears-Jennings with the 224th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft. At 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, Spears-Jennings has the dimensions of a modern safety. His long arms, large hands and physical playing style make him look more like a small linebacker once the ball is snapped. Then there is the speed. Spears-Jennings ran an official 4.32-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, with a 1.51-second 10-yard s

The Pittsburgh Steelers used the 230th overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft on Navy’s Eli Heidenreich, officially describing him as a running back and wide receiver. That double designation immediately identifies both the attraction and the difficulty of evaluating him. Is Heidenreich a running back? A slot receiver? An H-back? A gadget player? Or is he simply a versatile footballer who does not fit neatly into any conventional NFL position? At Navy, Heidenreich played a hybrid