{"id":608253,"date":"2026-04-15T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/608253\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:24:10","slug":"steelers-should-target-this-day-2-wide-receiver-in-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/608253\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers should target this Day 2 wide receiver in 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> are looking to make a splash at the wide receiver position in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a>, one underrated Day 2 prospect would be an ideal fit.<\/p>\n

Look no further than UConn Huskies wide receiver Skyler Bell, a projected third-round pick who is an elite playmaker with the football in his hands.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at Bell\u2019s scouting report, featuring key information on his bio, strengths, concerns, stats, and highlights.<\/p>\n

Skyler Bell, WR, UConn<\/p>\n

40-yard dash: 4.4 seconds<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/p>\n

Elite yards-after-catch ability<\/p>\n

Dangerous on short, intermediate, and deep routes<\/p>\n

Concerns<\/p>\n

Overall frame concerns (31 1\/8″ arms, 192 pounds)<\/p>\n

May struggle against physical press corners at the next level<\/p>\n

Age concerns (24 years old as a rookie)<\/p>\n

Stats<\/p>\n

2022: 30 receptions, 444 yards, five touchdowns<\/p>\n

2023: 38 receptions, 296 yards, one touchdown<\/p>\n

2024: 50 receptions, 860 yards, five touchdowns<\/p>\n

2025: 101 receptions, 1,278 yards, 13 touchdowns<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers NFL Draft scouting report: Skyler Bell, UConn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to make a splash at the wide receiver position in the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[17076,64,63,593,1241,256065,85,295811],"class_list":{"0":"post-608253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-skyler-bell","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uconn-huskies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}