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Keep up with the latest pre-draft visits for the Steelers

With the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine officially in the books, attention now turns to prospect pro days and pre-draft visits.

At the conclusion of the combine, each NFL team is able to bring in 30 prospects for a private visit at the facility between March 4 and April 6. These are commonly referred to as “top-30 visits,” though that phrasing can be somewhat confusing, as a scheduled “top-30 visit” doesn’t necessarily mean a player is ranked in the top 30 on a team’s draft board. No on-field workouts are permitted at these visits, but players can undergo physical exams and conduct interviews.

NFL teams are also allowed to conduct video or telephone with draft-eligible players. Per Giants.com, NFL rules restrict clubs to a maximum of “three video or telephone interviews per player, no longer than one hour in length.”

In addition to the 30 official visits, NFL teams are able to hold visits with local players, as long as they do not provide transportation. A “local” player is determined to be a player who is from or attends college in the “local metropolitan area as defined by a current Rand McNally map.”

Pre-draft visits can be huge indicators of a team’s potential interest in a player, and the Steelers, in particular, have used these visits to their advantage. In 2024, the team had top-30 visits with first-round OT Troy Fautanu, ILB Payton Wilson, OL Mason McCormick and DL Logan Lee and had local visits with C Zach Frazier and CB Beanie Bishop (signed as an UDFA). DB Ryan Watts and WR Roman Wilson were the only two draft selections in 2024 that Pittsburgh did not bring in for a top-30 visit.

Here’s a look at the reported top 30 visits for the Steelers heading into 2025, as well as reported local visits. We’ll be keeping this updated leading up through the NFL Draft.

Pittsburgh Steelers reported top-30 visits 2025

Total reported: 15/30

Wide receiver

• Jaylin Noel, Iowa State (via _MLFootball)
• Savion Williams, TCU (via Brooke Pryor)
• Jayden Higgins, Iowa State (via Dale Lolley)
• Matthew Golden, Texas (via Nick Farabaugh)

Defensive line

• J.J. Pegues, Ole Miss (via Mike DeFabo)
• Yahya Black, Iowa (via Brooke Pryor)
• Joshua Farmer, Florida State (via Alex Kozora)
• Elijah Roberts, SMU (via Joseph Hoyt)

Quarterback

• Tyler Shough, Louisville (via Mike DeFabo)
• Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss (via Mike DeFabo)

Running back

• D.J. Giddens, Kansas State (via Justin Melo)
• Dylan Sampson, Tennessee (via Tony Pauline)
• Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech (via Justin Melo)
• Ollie Gordon, Oklahoma State (via Ryan Fowler)
• Jaydon Blue, Texas (via Alex Kozora)

Pittsburgh Steelers local visits 2025

Offensive line

• Wyatt Milum, West Virginia (via Mike DeFabo)

Kicker

• Ben Sauls, Pitt (via Nick Farabaugh)