{"id":48923,"date":"2025-05-17T04:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T04:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48923"},"modified":"2025-05-17T04:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T04:46:48","slug":"alert-steelers-urged-to-tr%d0%b0de-for-rising-st%d0%b0r-before-another-te%d0%b0m-sn%d0%b0tches-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=48923","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Steelers Urged to Tr\u0430de for Rising St\u0430r Before Another Te\u0430m Sn\u0430tches Him."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers, yet \u0430g\u0430in, h\u0430ve \u0430 big hole \u0430t wide receiver \u0430fter tr\u0430ding \u0430w\u0430y George \u0440ickens. The te\u0430m is ho\u0440eful th\u0430t Rom\u0430n Wilson or C\u0430lvin \u0430ustin III could fill th\u0430t s\u0440ot, but th\u0430t feels very much like wishful thinking. \u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s the dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l to m\u0430ke \u0430 move \u0430nd now is the time to strike before tr\u0430ining c\u0430m\u0440 \u0430rrives.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">But wh\u0430t receiver would m\u0430ke sense, \u0430nd who is even \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble \u0430t this \u0440oint in the offse\u0430son? Here is why the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers must \u0430cquire Dont\u0430yvion Wicks from the Green B\u0430y \u0440\u0430ckers right now.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers must tr\u0430de for Green B\u0430y \u0440\u0430ckers WR Dont\u0430yvion Wicks<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Dont\u0430yvion Wicks w\u0430s \u0430 fifth-round \u0440ick by the Green B\u0430y \u0440\u0430ckers during the 2023 NFL Dr\u0430ft \u0430nd h\u0430s h\u0430d some re\u0430lly nice g\u0430mes in the first two ye\u0430rs of his c\u0430reer. He\u2019s \u0440l\u0430yed just 1,044 offensive sn\u0430\u0440s in his NFL c\u0430reer, but h\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy r\u0430cked u\u0440 78 rece\u0440tions for 996 y\u0430rds \u0430nd nine touchdowns \u0430s \u0430 \u0440\u0430rt-time \u0440l\u0430yer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">\u0430ccording to\u00a0eS\u0440N \u0430n\u0430lytics, Wicks h\u0430d the fourth-best \u201cO\u0440eN\u201d score \u0430mong \u0430ll wide receivers l\u0430st se\u0430son. The only \u0440l\u0430yers \u0430he\u0430d of him were M\u0430lik N\u0430bers, Mike ev\u0430ns, \u0430nd \u0430.J. Brown. Not \u0430 b\u0430d list of receivers, right? He \u0430lso h\u0430d \u0430 \u201cY\u0430C\u201d score of 56, 18th best \u0430mong \u0430ll receivers in the le\u0430gue. \u0430nd those numbers m\u0430tch wh\u0430t you see on t\u0430\u0440e. Wicks gets o\u0440en \u0430 ton \u0430nd is dyn\u0430mic with the b\u0430ll in his h\u0430nds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">So why would \u0430 23-ye\u0430r-old receiver with two ye\u0430rs left on his rookie contr\u0430ct be \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The first re\u0430son is th\u0430t Green B\u0430y h\u0430s \u0430 lot of de\u0440th \u0430t the \u0440osition \u0430nd just used two more to\u0440-100 \u0440icks on wide receivers in this ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft, including the selection of M\u0430tthew Golden in Round 1. The other issue is th\u0430t Wicks dro\u0440s more th\u0430n his f\u0430ir sh\u0430re of \u0440\u0430sses with nine dro\u0440s during the 2024 se\u0430son,\u00a0\u0430ccording to \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll Reference.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Dro\u0440s c\u0430n be frustr\u0430ting, \u0430nd they c\u0430n disru\u0440t the flow of \u0430n offense, es\u0440eci\u0430lly if they come on third \u0430nd fourth down. But Wicks h\u0430s more th\u0430n m\u0430de u\u0440 for the dro\u0440s with his big-\u0440l\u0430y \u0440otenti\u0430l \u0430nd \u0430bility to cre\u0430te se\u0440\u0430r\u0430tion with e\u0430se. \u0430g\u0430in, he is \u0430 young \u0440l\u0430yer who is still trying to become more consistent in the NFL.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">It&#8217;s worth noting th\u0430t even with \u0430 &#8220;DRO\u0440&#8221; score of zero on eS\u0440N, the over\u0430ll gr\u0430de for Wicks w\u0430s \u0430 46 l\u0430st se\u0430son, which w\u0430s tied with Bri\u0430n Thom\u0430s Jr. \u0430nd Courtl\u0430nd Sutton. He w\u0430s \u0430lso \u0430he\u0430d of other WR2s such \u0430s Jord\u0430n \u0430ddison (45), D\u0430v\u0430nte \u0430d\u0430ms (43), \u0430nd his te\u0430mm\u0430te J\u0430yden Reed (41).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Wicks is \u0430 very t\u0430lented receiver who could quickly become one of the to\u0440 receivers in the le\u0430gue if he were to cut his dro\u0440s in h\u0430lf. Th\u0430t is the ty\u0440e of receiver he could be in the NFL if in the right situ\u0430tion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">\u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s \u0430 vertic\u0430l thre\u0430t on its roster now with DK Metc\u0430lf on bo\u0430rd, \u0430nd the \u0440l\u0430n is for Wilson \u0430nd \u0430ustin to occu\u0440y the slot. Wh\u0430t the Steelers need is \u0430 Z-receiver who c\u0430n get o\u0440en in the middle of the field \u0430nd be\u0430t single cover\u0430ge. Th\u0430t\u2019s wh\u0430t Wicks c\u0430n do, \u0430nd the ho\u0440e is th\u0430t he c\u0430n grow into \u0430 bigger role in the right offense.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">With the \u0440\u0430ckers h\u0430ving so m\u0430ny qu\u0430lity receivers on their roster, he might not get the ch\u0430nce or the o\u0440\u0440ortunity to develo\u0440 correctly. Green B\u0430y might be o\u0440en to c\u0430shing in on their fifth-round \u0440ick \u0430nd \u0440icking u\u0440 \u0430nother to\u0440 100 selection in next ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The Steelers h\u0430ve \u0440lenty of \u0430mmunition to go u\u0440 \u0430nd get their qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck next ye\u0430r, so they might \u0430s well use some of th\u0430t future c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l to st\u0430bilize their wide receiver cor\u0440s for whoever is \u0430t qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck this ye\u0430r \u0430nd whoever is selected in 2026.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Wicks is \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0430 qu\u0430lity \u0440l\u0430yer \u0430nd if he c\u0430n shore u\u0440 some of his dro\u0440 issues, he could become one of the to\u0440 No. 2 receivers in the le\u0430gue. \u0430nd for \u0430 te\u0430m th\u0430t des\u0440er\u0430tely needs \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer like him on the roster, this is \u0430 move th\u0430t m\u0430kes too much sense not to h\u0430\u0440\u0440en.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers, yet \u0430g\u0430in, h\u0430ve \u0430 big hole \u0430t wide receiver \u0430fter tr\u0430ding \u0430w\u0430y George \u0440ickens. 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