{"id":612811,"date":"2026-04-17T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612811\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:30:08","slug":"steelers-should-target-lightning-fast-db-on-day-2-of-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612811\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers should target lightning-fast DB on Day 2 of 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> gear up for next week’s 2026 NFL Draft<\/a>, one prospect continues to look like an ideal fit.<\/p>\n

Enter Arizona Wildcats defensive back Treydan Stukes<\/a> \u2014 a projected Day 2 pick \u2014 whose versatility would make a great addition to Pittsburgh’s secondary.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at Stukes’ scouting report, containing important information on his bio, strengths, concerns, stats, and highlights.<\/p>\n

Treydan Stukes, DB, Arizona<\/p>\n

Height: 6 feet, 5\/8 inches<\/p>\n

40-yard dash: 4.33 seconds<\/p>\n

Projection: Second- to third-round<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/p>\n

Great zone coverage ability at safety and slot corner<\/p>\n

Excellent size for the nickel<\/p>\n

Versatility across multiple special teams units<\/p>\n

Concerns<\/p>\n

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

Lateral agility doesn\u2019t wow on tape<\/p>\n

Stats<\/p>\n

2020: Zero interceptions, zero passes defended, eight combined tackles<\/p>\n

2021: Zero interceptions, 7 passes defended, 31 combined tackles<\/p>\n

2022: One interception, five passes defended, 42 combined tackles<\/p>\n

2023: One interception, nine passes defended, 55 combined tackles<\/p>\n

2024: One interception, two passes defended, 18 combined tackles<\/p>\n

2025: Four interceptions, six passes defended, 52 combined tackles<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers NFL Draft scouting report: Treydan Stukes, Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Pittsburgh Steelers gear up for next week’s 2026 NFL Draft, one prospect continues to look like…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[17076,1414,64,63,593,1241,85,253168],"class_list":{"0":"post-612811","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-arizona-wildcats","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-treydan-stukes"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612811","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=612811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}