Steelers Show Interest in Another Day 2 Wide Receiver
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting Iowa State wide receiver Jaylin Noel for a top-30 pre-draft visit on Friday.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting Iowa State wide receiver Jaylin Noel for a pre-draft visit at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Friday.
Noel is projected to be a Day 2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft ranked as the No. 71 overall player on the NFL Mock Draft Database consensus big board.
The Steelers already traded for wide receiver DK Metcalf to pair with George Pickens. However, the team seems interested in taking a wide receiver in one of the first two days of the draft and Noel would provide a different type of receiver than Metcalf and Pickens, at 5-foot-10, 194 pounds.
If Pittsburgh were to use a Day 2 pick on Noel, a Pickens trade would become even more likely, too.
Noel spent all four years of his collegiate career playing for Iowa State. From 2021-24, he had 244 catches for 2,851 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also rushed 13 times for 84 yards.
He had a breakout season in 2024 with the Cyclones, recording 80 receptions for 1,194 yards and eight touchdowns. He ranked ninth nationally in receiving yards and 18th in receiving yards per game (85.3) last season.
Noel also tested well at the NFL Scouting Combine, running a 4.39-second 40-yard dash and recording a 41.5-inch vertical jump, 11-foot-2 broad jump and 23 reps on bench press.
In addition to Noel, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart, South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori and Oregon nose tackle Jamaree Caldwell all visited the South Side on Friday.
STEELERS 2025 NFL DRAFT VISITOR TRACKER
Louisville QB Tyler Shough (March 6)
Ole Miss DT J.J. Pegues (March 6)
West Virginia OL Wyatt Milum (March 6) (exempt)
Kansas State RB DJ Giddens (reported)
Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson (March 14)
TCU WR/RB Savion Williams (March 14)
Iowa DT Yahya Black (March 14)
Virginia Tech RB Bhayshul Tuten (reported)
Iowa State WR Jayden Higgins (March 17)
Pitt K Ben Sauls (March 18) (exempt)
Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon (reported)
Florida State DT Joshua Farmer (per player)
SMU DL Elijah Roberts (per player)
Texas RB Jaydon Blue (per player)
Texas WR Matthew Golden (April 3)
Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson (April 3)
Florida State CB Azareye’h Thomas (April 3)
Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew (April 3) (exempt)
Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart (April 4)
South Carolina SS Nick Emmanwori (April 4)
Oregon NT Jamaree Caldwell (April 4)
Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel (April 4)
Visits completed: 13/30
Visits reported: 19/30