Den amerikanske fodboldliga NFL har netop offentliggjort listen over de 16 prospects, der er inviteret til at deltage personligt i årets draft i Pittsburgh. Men i denne uge er antallet steget til 17, da Oregon-sikkerheden Dillon Thieneman er blevet tilføjet som den seneste gæst.
Ifølge NFL er Thieneman i Pittsburgh for at fejre sin eventuelle udvælgelse ved draften. Hans deltagelse kommer ikke som en overraskelse, da Pittsburgh Post-Gazette-journalisten Gerry Dulac tidligere har rapporteret, at Pittsburgh Steelers har vist stor interesse for ham.
Thieneman rangeres blandt de bedste safety-prospects i år, kun overgået af Caleb Downs fra Ohio State. Han spillede i 2025 for Purdue, hvor han opnåede 96 tackles, 3,5 tackles for loss, et sack og to interceptions. Hans præstationer har nu ført ham til draften, hvor han blandt andet konkurrerer med fem spillere fra Ohio State, herunder Downs, samt 11 andre prospects.
Det største navn på listen, Indiana-quarterbacken Fernando Mendoza, som forventes at blive valgt som nummer ét samlet, deltager ikke i draften i Pittsburgh. Mendoza har valgt at fejre dagen hjemme i South Florida sammen med sin familie, herunder sin mor, Elsa, der lider af multipel sklerose.
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