John Mateer, Oklahoma Athletics
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a scout in the building last week when 2026 NFL Draft quarterback prospect John Mateer helped lead his Oklahoma Sooners to a win over the Michigan Wolverines in Week 2.
This week, they’re going to back to see Mateer again, sending a scout to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to see the Sooners face the Temple Owls. The homestanding Owls don’t have a lot of NFL talent — there are no Temple players currently in the 908-player NFL Mock Draft Database consensus big board.
So it’s pretty clear the Steelers are circling back to see Mateer, along with tackle Derek Simmons, edge rusher Mason Thomas, wide receiver Deion Burks, defensive tackle Gracen Halton and the rest of the Oklahoma prospects.
The Steelers are clearly in the market for a quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft, and Mateer is a player that is currently projected to be a second-round pick that has a real chance to play his way into first-round territory.
The Steelers also took at a couple of other quarterbacks that are currently outside the top 100 in Week 3: Pitt’s Eli Holstein (264), Kansas State’s Avery Johnson (247) and Arizona’s Noah Fifita (522).
Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein before a game against Duquesne on Aug. 30, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Pittsburgh Sports Now
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 3 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
NC State at Wake Forest
Kansas State at Arizona
Oklahoma at Temple
Pitt at West Virginia (Jarrod Highberger)
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
55. Oklahoma QB John Mateer
94. Oklahoma OT Derek Simmons
97. Oklahoma EDGE Mason Thomas
Nico Iamaleava, UCLA Athletics
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 2 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
Northern Illinois at Maryland
Michigan at Oklahoma
UNC at Charlotte
FIU at Penn State
UCLA at UNLV
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
7. Drew Allar QB Penn State
26. Penn State EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton
37. Penn State CB A.J. Harris
39. Penn State RB Nick Singelton
44. Penn State OT Drew Shelton
51. Oklahoma QB John Mateer
79. Penn State IOL Olavavega Ioane
84. Penn State DL Zane Durant
92. Oklahoma EDGE R Mason Thomas
99. Penn State S Zakee Whatley
100. UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava
104. Penn State RB Kaytron Allen
117. Michigan LB Jaishawn Barham
118. Oklahoma DL Gracen Halton
Arch Manning, Texas Athletics
PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 1 2026 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT
GAMES SCOUTED
Texas at Ohio State
FAU at Maryland
Alabama at Florida State (scout Ike Taylor)
Duquesne at Pitt
LSU at Clemson
Northern Arizona at Arizona State
Virginia Tech at South Carolina
Notre Dame at Miami
TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED
1. Texas QB Arch Manning
2. Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
3. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier
4. South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
5. Clemson DT Peter Woods
6. Ohio State S Caleb Downs
7. Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor
8. Clemson DL T.J. Parker
12. Miami OT Francis Mauigoa
15. Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson
16. Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
17. Miami EDGE Rueben Bain
19. Clemson CB Avieon Terrell
20. Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr.
22. Alabama EDGE L.T. Overton
27. Clemson WR Antonio Williams
29. Ohio State WR Carnell Tate
30. South Carolina CB Jalon Kilgore
34. Ohio State LB Sonny Styles
37. Ohio State TE Max Klare
39. Texas OT Trevor Goosby
41. LSU DT Harold Perkins
42. Texas CB Malik Muhammad
43. Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt
44. Alabama CB Domani Jackson
56. Alabama LB Deontae Lawson
63. Alabama WR Germie Bernard
65. Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor
72. Arizona State CB Keith Abney II
73. Alabama IOL Parker Brailsford
74. South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor
75. LSU CB Mansoor Delane
78. LSU LB Whit Weeks
82. Clemson OT Blake Miller
89. Florida State DL Darrell Jackson Jr.
90. Alabama S Keon Sabb
91. Clemson DT DeMonte Capehart
92. Notre Dame OT Aamil Wagner
95. Texas IOL D.J. Campbell
100. Texas S Michael Taffe
102. Texas RB Quintrevion Wisner
103. Alabama IOL Jaeden Roberts
107. Alabama DL Tim Keenan III
109. LSU EDGE Patrick Payton
110. Clemson OT Tristan Leigh
111. Ohio State CB Davison Igbinosun
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