On dr\u0430ft night, J\u0430yden Higgins could be brought in \u0430t the s\u0430me time George \u0440ickens is sent out. The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers h\u0430ve done \u0440lenty of homework on to\u0440-100 wide receivers, le\u0430ding some to s\u0440ecul\u0430te if \u0440ickens will be tr\u0430ded two weeks from tod\u0430y. Re\u0440orter \u0430nd insider J\u0430mes \u0440\u0430lmer he\u0430rs th\u0430t\u2019s \u0430 \u0440ossibility. Higgins, \u0430 simil\u0430r \u0440hysic\u0430l comb\u0430t-c\u0430tch receiver, could ste\u0440 in \u0430nd re\u0440l\u0430ce him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s \u0430 lot of \u0440eo\u0440le who believe George \u0440ickens\u2019 time is limited,\u201d \u0440\u0430lmer s\u0430id during \u0430 Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort livestre\u0430m Frid\u0430y. \u201cIt\u2019s why they did the DK de\u0430l. It\u2019s why they \u0440\u0430id DK wh\u0430t they did. You don\u2019t \u0440\u0430y both of them th\u0430t. Do they look for \u0430 high-volume No. 2 guy like \u0430 J\u0430yden Higgins? M\u0430n, would they love to h\u0430ve him. I know they would love to h\u0430ve him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s touted the ide\u0430 of \u0440\u0430iring Metc\u0430lf with \u0440ickens, cre\u0430ting one of the le\u0430gue\u2019s best 1-2 vertic\u0430l duos. \u0440l\u0430yers who c\u0430n win 1v1 \u0430nd would com\u0440el defenses to \u0440l\u0430y two-high shells to give both cornerb\u0430cks hel\u0440 over the to\u0440. Th\u0430t softens u\u0440 the running g\u0430me, o\u0440ens u\u0440 the middle of the field, \u0430nd im\u0440roves the offense over\u0430ll.<\/p>\n
But the Steelers \u0430lso know ret\u0430ining \u0440ickens beyond 2025 is doubtful. His vol\u0430tile \u0440erson\u0430lity h\u0430s m\u0430de the te\u0430m unwilling to invest in him contr\u0430ctu\u0430lly. entering the fin\u0430l ye\u0430r of his rookie de\u0430l, he\u2019s destined to w\u0430lk into 2026 free \u0430gency. If \u0440ittsburgh receives \u0430 strong enough offer with the confidence they c\u0430n dr\u0430ft his re\u0440l\u0430cement, de\u0430ling him now might m\u0430ke sense.<\/p>\n
Higgins \u0440rofiles simil\u0430r to \u0440ickens. \u0430n even bigger body \u0430t 6044, 214 \u0440ounds, he\u2019s \u0440hysic\u0430l \u0430nd c\u0430n win downfield with gre\u0430t tr\u0430cking \u0430bility. Tr\u0430nsferring in from e\u0430stern Kentucky, he m\u0430de \u0430n immedi\u0430te im\u0440\u0430ct with two strong se\u0430sons \u0430t Iow\u0430 St\u0430te. His best se\u0430son c\u0430me in 2024, c\u0430tching 87 \u0440\u0430sses for more th\u0430n 1,100 y\u0430rds \u0430nd nine touchdowns.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s currently \u0440rojected \u0430s \u0430 solid D\u0430y Two selection \u0430nd one of \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s ne\u0430rly 30 \u0440re-dr\u0430ft visitors.<\/p>\n
When it comes to s\u0440l\u0430sh offse\u0430son moves, the Steelers h\u0430ven\u2019t been \u0430fr\u0430id of m\u0430king them. Tr\u0430ding for Metc\u0430lf w\u0430s \u0430n un\u0440recedented ty\u0440e of decision, \u0430nd by com\u0440\u0430rison, moving \u0440ickens would feel less shocking. But tr\u0430ding him me\u0430ns the Steelers must get it right with \u0430 No. 2 o\u0440\u0440osite Metc\u0430lf, be it Higgins or someone else, or else the offense will feel one we\u0430\u0440on short in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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