Wetjen taken in fourth round
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As a Steeler, I am loving this. I'll be interested to see how Wetj performs with the NFL style returns. Hope we see him on offense too.
I guess we can call their stadium “ Kinnick East” now.
4th round seems a bit high for a kick returner?
Not if He beats out Roman Wilson for WR4
They should wear their Iowa uniform and see how long it takes someone to notice.
The top returner always goes in round 4.
There’s only ever 1 or 2 guys worth drafting at all the special teams positions, so if you want them you have to reach. Just the nature of the beast.
I thought the same thing. They must see a role for him in the offense.
The thing with a NFL kick returner is most kickoffs are touchbacks and most punts are fair catches.
And he sure isn't going to get many targets as WR3 or WR4.
“most kickoffs are touchbacks”
FALSE. The 2025 rule change had a dramatic effect on kickoff returns.
In the 2025 season, 74.5 percent of kickoffs were returned. In 2024 it was only 32.8 percent. There were 1,157 more kickoff returns in 2025 than 2024.
The Steelers returned 63 kickoffs for 1,524 yards (24.2 average, per NFL.com), with no touchdowns and a long of 37 yards (54 returns of 20+ but zero 40+). Overall, about mid-tier. Jaylen Warren was their best returner at 25.6 average KOR.
Wetgen has an opportunity to upgrade and carve out a significant role with Steelers special teams.
You either missed the big change or you attempted to deliberately mislead in order to do devalue the Wetgen draft pick.
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And only 25% (ish) of punts are fair caught. So no, most are not. The other claims in your post are unverifiable. So it would seem you are the one attempting to devalue. And if not, what exactly where you trying to say?