Omar Cooper Jr. is meeting with the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday, meaning the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be able to host the Indiana receiver on a pre-draft visit ahead of next week’s 2026 NFL Draft.
Mike McCarthy’s team might feel comfortable enough already with the intel it’s been able to gather on Cooper, as the Steelers’ new receivers coach, Adam Henry, helped recruit him to the Hoosiers. Frank Cignetti Jr., an assistant on McCarthy’s offensive coaching staff, is brothers with Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti.
“Big, strong target whose two-year rise is bolstered by translatable tape,” NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote in a scouting report. “While he was a full-time slot receiver in 2025, Cooper has played outside, as well. He can stem and drive past press with his strength. He has potent early acceleration to climb past nickelbacks into top position to challenge deep.
“Cooper is an ascending slot bully with Day 2 value.”
The Steelers did have several wideouts in for pre-draft visits, those being Cincinnati ’s Jeff Caldwell, Kentucky’s Kendrick Law, Washington’s Denzel Boston, UConn’s Skyler Bell, USC’s Makai Lemon and Alabama’s Germie Bernard .
Owning pick No. 21, the Steelers could opt to take a receiver in the first round, but some of the visits suggest they might be interested in the later rounds, as well.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Steelers Won’t Host First-Round WR Target for Pre-Draft Visit
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