Pittsburgh Steelers pick Kaden Wetjen in fourth round of NFL Draft
PRETTY GOOD FEELING HE MIGHT GO TO THE STEELERS. I HAVE SOME TYPE OF FEELING, MAN, BECAUSE WE HAD A GREAT CONNECTION. LIKE, LIKE I SAID, IT FELT LIKE HOME AND WE WERE ABLE TO ALL BOND. AND SO LIKE, YOU KNOW, I HAD A GOOD FEELING, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, COME AND COME AND GET ME. I MEAN, IT MEANS EVERYTHING FOR YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAM TO COME TRUE AND FOR THIS TEAM TO, FOR THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS ORGANIZATION, FOR THEM TAKING THEIR CHANCE ON ME. AND THEM TRUSTING, YOU KNOW, THE TALENTS AND EVERYTHING THAT
Pittsburgh Steelers pick Kaden Wetjen in fourth round of NFL Draft
Updated: 2:49 PM EDT Apr 25, 2026
The Steelers used their first pick on the final day of the 2026 NFL Draft to add a special teams standout, taking Kaden Wetjen from Iowa.Wetjen went to Pittsburgh at No. 121 overall in the fourth round.Live Draft Tracker >> Follow the Steelers’ picks as they are announcedThe pick marked back-to-back Iowa selections for the Steelers, who took Hawkeyes guard Gennings Dunker in the third round.Wetjen is a wide receiver, but he was a serious threat as a returner with four punt returns and two kickoff returns for touchdowns.Wetjen won the Jet Award as college football’s top return specialist for two straight seasons.He didn’t see much action as a receiver with Iowa, catching 23 passes for 197 yards and one TD.
PITTSBURGH —
The Steelers used their first pick on the final day of the 2026 NFL Draft to add a special teams standout, taking Kaden Wetjen from Iowa.
Wetjen went to Pittsburgh at No. 121 overall in the fourth round.
Live Draft Tracker >> Follow the Steelers’ picks as they are announced
The pick marked back-to-back Iowa selections for the Steelers, who took Hawkeyes guard Gennings Dunker in the third round.
Wetjen is a wide receiver, but he was a serious threat as a returner with four punt returns and two kickoff returns for touchdowns.
Wetjen won the Jet Award as college football’s top return specialist for two straight seasons.
He didn’t see much action as a receiver with Iowa, catching 23 passes for 197 yards and one TD.