The Pittsburgh Steelers’ scouts are busy on Saturday during a loaded college football slate. While the team is preparing to play the Minnesota Vikings in Ireland on Sunday, the scouting staff is spread all over the country, preparing for the 2026 NFL Draft.
TCU at Arizona State (Friday)
Per Devilsdigest.com on Twitter, the Steelers had three scouts in attendance for Arizona State’s 27-24 win over TCU on Friday night.
The Steelers also had scouts at Arizona State’s practice earlier this week. Not only is there a Steelers’ connection on the Arizona State coaching staff with former WR Hines Ward serving as wide receivers coach and associate head coach, but the Sun Devils have one of the top quarterback prospects in the draft in Sam Leavitt. Leavitt had a strong day on Friday, throwing for 291 yards and two touchdowns.
WR Jordan Tyson is another potential first-round pick at Arizona State, and he had eight catches for 126 yards and caught both of Leavitt’s touchdown passes on Friday.
Utah at West Virginia
Utah’s looking for a get-right game after a tough home loss to Texas Tech last week, and they’re in Morgantown, W. Va., for a Big 12 clash with the Mountaineers. Utah boasts one of the best prospects in the country in OT Spencer Fano. Fano is expected to be one of the top players taken in April’s draft, and while it’s widely expected that the Steelers target a quarterback, their tackle play hasn’t been strong this year. Fellow OT Caleb Lomu could also be of interest to the Steelers, as well as S Tao Johnson.
West Virginia RB Jaheim White could be a potential late-round pick.
Bryce Cohen of The Daily Athenaeum reported the Steelers’ attendance in Morgantown.
Louisville at Pitt
With the Steelers in Ireland, Pitt is at Acrisure Stadium today, and the Steelers will get a look at their matchup with the Louisville Cardinals. The Panthers are without RB Desmond Reid due to an injury today, but LB Kyle Louis is a player the Steelers might have their eye on. Louisville WR Chris Bell could be a potential Day 2 selection, and with the Steelers always looking to bolster their receiver room, he’s also someone the team could be looking at.
Dominic Campbell of InsidePitt reported the Steelers were in attendance.
Oregon at Penn State
The Steelers have two scouts in State College, Pa. for a battle between two of the best quarterbacks in the nation in Dante Moore and Drew Allar, per Ryan Fowler on Twitter.
In the game of the day, No. 6 Oregon faces a road test in No. 3 Penn State, led by Allar. CB A.J. Harris, RB Nicholas Singleton and EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton are also likely early-round picks for the Nittany Lions. Oregon’s led by Moore, who’s performed like one of the best quarterbacks in the nation and has seen his draft stock rise early in the college football season.
In addition to Moore, Oregon EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei, TE Kenyon Sadiq, OT Isaiah World and S Dillon Thieneman could all hear their name called in the first two rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
With the quarterback matchup and proximity to Pittsburgh, it’s no surprise that the Steelers have multiple scouts in attendance for a star-studded matchup.
LSU at Ole Miss
The Steelers had a scout at another top-25 matchup between LSU and Ole Miss, a game Ole Miss won 24-19. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier is one of the top quarterbacks prospects in the draft but he struggled during the game, going 21-34 for just 197 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Michael Katz of Ole Miss Athletics reported the Steelers had a scout in attendance.
Other top prospects in the game include Ole Miss LB Suntarine Perkins and LSU LB Whit Weeks.
