Steelers' Draft Embarrassment Now Looks Like a Win — SkimNews
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- Philadelphia Eagles leapfrogged the Pittsburgh Steelers for WR Makai Lemon at pick 20 via a trade with the Dallas Cowboys in the 2026 NFL Draft, with the moment captured on video as GM Omar Khan was on the phone with Lemon.
- Max Iheanachor, a Nigerian-born tackle who did not play football until joining East Los Angeles College in 2021, was Pittsburgh's pivot pick and earned the starting right tackle job in Week 3 after the team traded Broderick Jones to the Cowboys.
- Pittsburgh's offense has averaged 29.3 points, 375 total yards, and 119 rushing yards per game since Iheanachor entered the starting lineup, after averaging 11.5 points, 249.5 yards, and 74.5 rushing yards in its first two games.
- Steelers WR Bernard, the eighth receiver drafted at pick 47, caught six passes for 80 yards in Sunday's 34-22 win over the Colts with Michael Pittman, Roman Wilson, and Ben Skowronek all sidelined, and is expected to start again next week.
- Makai Lemon has caught just 15 of 22 targets for 108 yards through five games as Philadelphia's offense sits 28th in the NFL in passing; Jalen Hurts is averaging 187 passing yards per game and completed 49.3% of his passes over his last two games.
- The Eagles are 2-3 and dealing with Lane Johnson's retirement, the Cam Jurgens trade, and a third offensive coordinator in three years (Sean Mannion) — leaving GM Howie Roseman, celebrated in April for the draft trade, now defending his roster construction.
Why it matters: The Steelers' 3-2 start is being driven by two rookies who only became starters because Philadelphia jumped them for Lemon at pick 20. The 2-3 Eagles rank 28th in passing with Hurts at a 49.3% completion rate over his last two games, leaving Roseman — once celebrated for the April maneuver — now facing the scrutiny that Khan absorbed six months ago.
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