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Mel Kiper Jr. Makes Case For Texas WR Xavier Worthy To Be Steelers’ Selection In First Round

In his latest mock draft for ESPN, Mel Kiper Jr. has the Pittsburgh Steelers adding a big-time playmaker at wide receiver in LSU’s Brian Thomas Jr., giving Pittsburgh another physical weapon through the air.

But in the days removed from publishing his latest mock draft, Kiper is having second thoughts and might be looking in another direction at No. 20 overall in the mock.

That direction? Well, it stays at wide receiver, but heads in the direction of Texas speedster Xavier Worthy.

On the latest episode of the “First Draft” podcast with host Field Yates, Kiper made the case for Worthy to be the pick at No.