{"id":87294,"date":"2026-01-15T08:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/87294\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:14:09","slug":"steelers-get-dk-metcalf-help-in-latest-2026-draft-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/87294\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Get DK Metcalf Help in Latest 2026 Draft Mock"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026 NFL Draft<\/a>\u2022Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghDenzel Boston — Washington Athletics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Without a viable No. 2 receiver this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offense was lacking. Defenses focused on star wideout DK Metcalf<\/a> and a mix of Calvin Austin III, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Adam Thielen tried to distract them.<\/p>\n

CBS Sports\u2019 Ryan Wilson had the Steelers upgrading at the position in his latest mock-up of the 2026 NFL Draft. He projected general manager Omar Khan and the team\u2019s front office to select Washington\u2019s Denzel Boston with the No. 21 overall pick.<\/p>\n

\u201cA big, physical WR with a massive catch radius, contested-catch ability and the speed to separate quickly and hit top-end velocity in 2-3 steps,\u201d Wilson wrote<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cBoston is an effective route runner at all three levels, will run through arm tackles in space, and can outmuscle defenders in the red zone. While primarily an outside threat, his size, strength and hands make him a potential matchup problem in the slot, too. Added bonus: he\u2019s a legit threat as a punt returner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ohio State\u2019s Carnell Tate (New York Gians, No. 5 overall) was the only receiver taken ahead of Boston in the scenario. The Cleveland Browns plucked Arizona State\u2019s Jordyn Tyson (No. 24), the Buffalo Bills took USC\u2019s Makai Lemon (No. 26) and the Los Angeles Rams grabbed Texas A&M\u2019s KC Concepcion (No. 29).<\/p>\n

Boston reeled in 62 passes for 881 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Huskies this season. He returned eight punts for 104 yards and a score, as well.<\/p>\n

Thielen announced his retirement on Wednesday, while Austin, Valdes-Scantling and Scotty Miller are all free agents.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article: 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> Adam Thielen<\/a> Calvin Austin III<\/a> Carnell Tate<\/a> Denzel Boston<\/a> DK Metcalf<\/a> Jordyn Tyson<\/a> KC Concepcion<\/a> Makai Lemon<\/a> Marquez Valdes-Scantling<\/a> Omar Khan<\/a> Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> Steelers<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Draft\u2022Steelers News Denzel Boston — Washington Athletics Without a viable No. 2 receiver this season, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[31803,28427,3277,43550,43551,6538,43552,43553,43554,16313,43210,73,75,74,1833,1829],"class_list":["post-87294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-adam-thielen","tag-calvin-austin-iii","tag-carnell-tate","tag-denzel-boston","tag-dk-metcalf","tag-jordyn-tyson","tag-kc-concepcion","tag-makai-lemon","tag-marquez-valdes-scantling","tag-omar-khan","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-steelers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}