Like every other NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers are deep in their pre-draft process. But it\u2019s one that looks very different this time around. Former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, who was very involved in the process, is no longer in town. He\u2019s been replaced by Mike McCarthy, who hasn\u2019t had nearly the presence that Tomlin regularly did leading up to drafts.<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t get to as many of the Pro Days as we had scheduled. We were originally scheduled to go to six of them. Just \u2019cause of a bunch of other things moving around, we just made the one down there in Georgia,\u201d McCarthy said Monday on The Pat McAfee Show<\/a>,<\/p>\n Mike McCarthy said on McAfee the plan was six pro days this year for him but various things happening resulted in him going to just the Georgia one. #Steelers<\/a> #NFL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Steelers Depot 7\u20e3 (@Steelersdepot) March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n McCarthy didn\u2019t attend Pro Days very frequently in Dallas either<\/a>, so it\u2019s a continuation of a trend for him.<\/p>\n Despite not attending as many pro days as he had hoped, McCarthy said that he\u2019s been very involved in the pre-draft process.<\/p>\n \u201cI was able to sit in with the scouts before we went to the Combine. You know, we took a lap through most of the positions,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cWe\u2019re very, very involved. And when we get back, we have our draft meetings, our final draft meetings with the coaches that we\u2019ll go through. We\u2019ve been working hand in hand.\u201d<\/p>\n For what it\u2019s worth, McCarthy has seemed to mostly keep up with draft cycles throughout the years. Shortly after he was hired by the Steelers, McAfee himself described McCarthy as being \u201cmore prepared than anybody else\u201d<\/a> for the 2025 draft despite not coaching in the NFL that season. If he\u2019s meeting with the scouts enough and watching enough film on his own that may make his pro day absences less significant.<\/p>\n Steelers fans would probably have liked to see him at more pro days, but that hasn\u2019t been the case this year. However, with 12 picks, there is plenty of work still ahead before the draft in late-April. According to Mike McCarthy, he\u2019ll remain busy with the pre-draft process until then. With just less than a month until the draft comes to Pittsburgh, there\u2019s plenty of work left to do.<\/p>\n