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The Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers will host Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord for a pre-draft visit next week,\u00a0according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. McCord will be the third quarterback brought in for a pre-draft visit by the Steelers, following Louisville\u2019s Tyler Shough\u00a0and Colorado\u2019s Shedeur Sanders, who will be on the South Side\u00a0on Thursday.<\/p>\n

McCord, an Ohio State transfer, threw for a nation-high 4,779 yards for the Orange in 2024. He passed for 34 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.<\/p>\n

After not receiving much playing time at Ohio State outside of 2023, McCord led the Orange to a 10-3 record last season. He also put up gaudy numbers in the process, breaking multiple single-season all-time program records in his lone season with the Orange.<\/p>\n

McCord\u2019s 29 passing touchdowns and his 482-yard performance against Northwestern surpassed records set by Ryan Nassib in 2012. He threw 300 yards or more in 11 games of the 12, missing only against Virginia Tech where he threw for 280.<\/p>\n

In the final regular season game against 6th-ranked Miami, McCord threw for 380 yards and became program\u2019s first 4,000-yard passer with 4,326 yards. McCord also set an ACC single-season record with his 4,779 yards passing.<\/p>\n

Despite his impressive season at Syracuse last year, Pro Football Focus believes McCord will be a project quarterback at the next level.<\/p>\n

\u201cKyle McCord is a quick and accurate distributor with good ball placement but lacks elite athleticism and arm strength,\u201d PFF wrote in their draft profile on McCord. \u201cThat will mentally require him to be at the top of his game on every snap. That could prove to be a problem due to his tendency to lock onto his initial read. He endured far too many turnovers and missed opportunities in college because of it. McCord has the potential to enjoy a solid NFL career as a backup or spot starter if he can elevate the mental aspects of his game, such as working through multiple progressions and understanding how a defender\u2019s leverage affects throwing windows.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a recent mock draft, Chad Reuter of NFL.com had the Steelers\u00a0selecting McCord in the third round.<\/p>\n

STEELERS 2025 NFL DRAFT VISITOR TRACKER<\/h3>\n

Louisville QB Tyler Shough\u00a0(March 6)
\nOle Miss DT J.J. Pegues\u00a0(March 6)
\nWest Virginia OL Wyatt Milum\u00a0(March 6) (exempt)
\nTennessee RB Dylan Sampson\u00a0(March 14)
\nTCU WR\/RB Savion Williams\u00a0(March 14)
\nIowa DT Yahya Black\u00a0(March 14)
\nIowa State WR Jayden Higgins\u00a0(March 17)
\nPitt K Ben Sauls\u00a0(March 18) (exempt)
\nTexas WR Matthew Golden\u00a0(April 3)
\nIowa RB Kaleb Johnson\u00a0(April 3)
\nFlorida State CB Azareye\u2019h Thomas\u00a0(April 3)
\nPitt TE Gavin Bartholomew\u00a0(April 3) (exempt)
\nOle Miss QB Jaxson Dart\u00a0(April 4)
\nSouth Carolina SS Nick Emmanwori\u00a0(April 4)
\nOregon NT Jamaree Caldwell\u00a0(April 4)
\nIowa State WR Jaylin Noel\u00a0(April 4)
\nVirginia Tech RB Bhayshul Tuten\u00a0(April 7)
\nFlorida State DT Joshua Farmer\u00a0(April 7)
\nSMU DL Elijah Roberts\u00a0(April 8)
\nOle Miss CB Trey Amos\u00a0(April 8)
\nOklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon\u00a0(April 9)
\nNorth Carolina RB Omarion Hampton\u00a0(April 9)
\nOregon DT Derrick Harmon\u00a0(April 9)
\nKansas State RB DJ Giddens\u00a0(reported)
\nTexas RB Jaydon Blue\u00a0(per player)
\nTexas A&M OLB Shemar Stewart\u00a0(reported)
\nPitt S Donovan McMillon\u00a0(reported) (exempt)
\nColorado QB Shedeur Sanders\u00a0(reported)
\nUCF RB R.J. Harvey\u00a0(reported)
\nSyracuse QB Kyle McCord (reported)
\nVisits completed: 20\/30
\nVisits reported: 26\/30<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: &&POSTLINK%%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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