{"id":787878,"date":"2026-03-03T00:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/787878\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:35:18","slug":"top-wr-tumbles-to-steelers-in-latest-2026-nfl-draft-mock-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/787878\/","title":{"rendered":"Top WR Tumbles to Steelers in Latest 2026 NFL Draft Mock-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/nfl-draft\/2026-nfl-draft\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NFL Draft<\/a>\u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCAA-Football-Arizona-at-Arizona-State-27732293-scaled-e1770305868272.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 NFL Draft Jordyn Tyson\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jordyn Tyson hasn\u2019t been around for the Pittsburgh Steelers to consider in most 2026 NFL Draft mock-ups. In Lance Zierlein\u2019s latest projection for NFL.com, it was a different case.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers plucked the Arizona State receiver with the No. 21 overall pick, putting him beside <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/?s=dk+metcalf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DK Metcalf<\/a> for whoever takes the field behind center for Pittsburgh next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA strong 40 time at Arizona State\u2019s pro day could take Tyson off the board before this pick, but for now, he\u2019s easily the best available player at a position of need for the Steelers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/lance-zierlein-2026-nfl-mock-draft-2-0-two-cbs-in-top-five-combine-star-sonny-styles-cracks-top-10\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Zieirlein wrote<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 203 pounds, met with the Steelers at last week\u2019s NFL Scouting Combine and called Pittsburgh head coach Mike McCarthy \u201ca legend in Dallas.\u201d His redshirt junior season with the Sun Devils was cut short by a hamstring injury, and he missed on-field testing in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AEx5iYk4lugFGZPtAKV7r9tfieyXi9B0zyyXfWgB.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144103\"  \/>Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State Athletics<\/p>\n<p>Tyson was the third receiver taken off the board in the mock draft, after Ohio State\u2019s Carnell Tate (No. 11, Miami) and USC\u2019s Makai Lemon (No. 13, Los Angeles Rams). Indiana\u2019s Omar Cooper Jr. (No. 24, Cleveland), Washington\u2019s Denzel Boston (No. 26, Buffalo) and Texas A&amp;M\u2019s KC Concepcion (No. 31, New England) were other first-round wideouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m a very quick player,\u201d Tyson said last week. \u201cI\u2019m a little twitched up is what Hines Ward would say. But yeah, I feel like I can win on my feet in various ways and I can set up defenders and win with my feet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyson notched 711 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on 61 grabs last season. He\u2019s tabbed as the No. 11 overall player on the NFL Mock Draft Database\u2019s consensus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com\/big-boards\/2026\/consensus-big-board-2026\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">big board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/jordyn-tyson\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Jordyn Tyson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Draft\u2022Steelers News Mark J. 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