{"id":835702,"date":"2026-03-26T22:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/835702\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:59:39","slug":"steelers-land-blazing-fast-wide-receiver-in-latest-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/835702\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Land Blazing-Fast Wide Receiver in Latest Mock Draft"},"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\/03\/NCAA-Football-CFP-National-Championship-Miami-vs-Indiana-28060826-scaled-e1772030504947.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/charles-davis-2026-nfl-mock-draft-3-0-ty-simpson-goes-third-overall-kenyon-sadiq-nearly-cracks-top-10\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Charles Davis of NFL.com<\/a> has the Pittsburgh Steelers selecting Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/omar-cooper-jr\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/omar-cooper-jr\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Omar Cooper Jr.<\/a> at 21st overall in his latest mock draft. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Steelers\u2019 receiving corps got a boost from the acquisition of Michael Pittman Jr. from Indianapolis, but why stop there?\u201d Davis wrote.  <\/p>\n<p>The Steelers have been thin at the wide receiver position in recent years, so adding more weapons certainly doesn\u2019t hurt. You can never have enough receivers. A trio of DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr. and Cooper would be interesting to see in Mike McCarthy\u2019s offense. <\/p>\n<p>Devin Jackson of the Philadelphia Inquirer also recently predicted that the Steelers will use the No. 21 overall pick on Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooper, who has the speed to run by a secondary and is hard to bring down in the open field, would be a nice complement to a receiver corps in Pittsburgh led by D.K. Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr.,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/eagles\/nfl-post-free-agency-draft-pick-projection-mock-three-round-trade-predictionst-round-20260323.html?id=mUiRFovhD800l&amp;utm_source=social&amp;utm_campaign=gift_link&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Jackson wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSC05900-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 NFL Draft Omar Cooper Indiana\" class=\"wp-image-169140\"  \/>Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper is tackled during a game against Penn State on Nov. 8, 2025. \u2014 Matthew Lynch \/ Nittany Sports Now<\/p>\n<p>Cooper, who stands at 6-foot, 199-pounds, recorded 115 catches for 1,798 yards and 22 touchdowns over the past three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Then he followed up his impressive collegiate career with a 4.42-second 40-yard dash and 37-inch vertical jump at the NFL Scouting Combine, where he also met with the Steelers brass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Steelers, I had the meeting. It was just because they were all new, so they just wanted to really know about me,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cThey (were) just asking questions about myself, how I go day-to-day throughout the week to prepare for a game and just how I grew up, and so it was a great conversation I had with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Becker contributed. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/2026-nfl-draft\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NFL Draft<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/indiana-hoosiers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana Hoosiers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/omar-cooper\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Omar Cooper<\/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> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Draft\u2022Steelers News Credit: Mark J. 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