The Terrible Podcast — Steelers’ Pro Day Process, WR Positional Draft Value, 2026 WR Class, Empty Routes & More

Season 16, Episode 112 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Friday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the recent Ohio State and Alabama pro days and how neither Pittsburgh Steelers GM Omar Khan nor HC Mike McCarthy were present for either of them. We also talk about how Khan and McCarthy have only really attended one pro day outside of Pittsburgh this offseason and how not very many positional coaches have been spotted on the road these last several weeks.

Alex and I discuss how we will likely need to rely heavily on the pre-draft visits the Steelers conduct when it comes to figuring out several potential selections this year. We also wonder if the new Steelers pre-draft process might become the new normal moving forward.

Alex and I then have several conversations that are centered on the wide receiver position, both globally and related to the Steelers. We discuss positional value when it comes to first-round wide receivers and specifically as it relates to drafts over the last decade. We go over the compact list of elite and exceptionally good wide receivers who were selected in the first round dating back to 2016.

We move forward to discuss this year’s wide receiver draft class as it relates to the Steelers and which players might be worthy of a first-round selection, and specifically at 21st overall. Is Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr. a bona fide first rounder? Does he exit college as a game changer at the wide receiver position? Alex and I discuss several key advanced analytics when it comes to this year’s wide receiver draft class and that includes us going over yards per routes run, drops, and much more.

Can the Steelers get the proper usage and production out of a first-round wide receiver this year on the heels of trading for WR Michael Pittman Jr. earlier this month? How much does QB Aaron Rodgers’ pending decision to re-sign with the Steelers or not play into answering that question? We discuss those two questions during this show.

Is guard the easiest position for the Steelers to address in the first round this year when it comes to value and rookie year production and playing time? We address that question in this show.

Alex recently wrote about empty routes run by Steelers wide receivers the last several seasons, so we make sure to review that post along with his findings and takeaways.

This 99-minute episode also discusses several other minor topics not noted in the above recap and we end this show by answering several emails we received from listeners.

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Please sit back and enjoy Episode 112 of Season 16 of The Terrible Podcast.

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