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The Steelers select ASU WR Jordyn Tyson with the 21st pick in the SB Nation Community Mock Draft
by Michael PetersonApr 18, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 11: Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Jordyn Tyson (0) stiffarms Utah Utes cornerback Smith Snowden (2) and runs for a touchdown during a college football game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and Utah Utes on October 11, 2025 at Rice Eccles Stadium at Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Boyd Ivey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWelcome back to another year of the SB Nation Community Mock Draft!
As we do every draft season, all 32 NFL sites at SB Nation come together to fill out an entire first-round mock draft leading up to the actual event that takes place from April 23-25. One by one, our site managers will make their picks and provide their reasoning behind the selection. From there, I will provide further analysis on top of giving a final opinion on the pick!
Without further ado, let’s keep things rolling!
With the 21st overall pick in the 2026 SB Nation Community Mock Draft, Behind The Steel Curtain’s Jarrett Bailey and the Pittsburgh Steelers select Jordyn Tyson, wide receiver, Arizona State!
Bailey’s analysis:
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Jarrett BaileyApr 11NFL
SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: With the 21st pick, the Pittsburgh Steelers select...
WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
Some of Tyson's shine has seemed to dull over the last number of weeks due to medical read flags, but when healthy, he has been one of the most dynamic pass-catchers in the country.
For the Steelers, they need to load up on as much offensive talent as possible in order to both win now and prepare for the future. Think back to 2004 when they drafted Ben Roethlisberger. They had three good receivers, a pair of good running backs in Duce Staley and Jerome Bettis (and then Willie Parker in 2005), a good offensive line, and a good defense. By adding Tyson, the Steelers can recreate that formula, as just about every other aspect is in place.
They can focus on both winning now when Aaron Rodgers inevitably emerges into the South Side, but also make it much easier to figure out who their future quarterback is by surrounding whomever they put under center in 2027 with as much talent as possible.
LikeRec 1CommentsThin Stroke Comment Icon BubbleReplyMy analysis: I am all for Bailey’s thought process here, but I can’t help but believe Tyson’s skillset is a bit redundant with both D.K. Metcalf and Michael Pittman already on the team. You’d be giving your quarterback three massive targets, all of whom stand from 6’2 to 6’4, but that sounds awfully one-note for the offense. Third-year receiver Roman Wilson is there and would essentially be the team’s WR3/4 with Tyson to begin the 2026 season, but it’d be hard to see the Steelers not put their first-rounder out there more than a guy drafted by the previous head coach.
This is one of those instances where I’m not necessarily in love with the team-player pairing, but Bailey has a plan here and as the hypothetical GM for his squad, he’s going out on his own convictions and grabbing his guy.
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