Steelers garantem Eli Heidenreich na 230: um valor de top 200 na sétima rodada

Olheiros classificaram Eli Heidenreich, de Navy, entre os melhores running backs disponíveis e frequentemente entre os 200 principais prospectos no geral, tornando a escolha de sétima rodada do Pittsburgh Steelers na posição 230 (como coberto anteriormente) um potencial achado do draft. O versátil nativo de Pittsburgh pode encontrar um papel como slot receiver, jogador de times especiais e running back de velocidade em meio à concorrência com Jaylen Warren, Rico Dowdle, Kaleb Johnson e Travis Homer.

Eli Heidenreich subiu ao palco do NFL Draft 2026 com o uniforme da Marinha em um momento emocionante para o público local, mas seu talento vai além de suas raízes em Pittsburgh, segundo o técnico dos Steelers, Mike Tomlin. 'Ele traz talento real', disse Tomlin, incumbindo o coordenador ofensivo Brian Angelichio de ajustar o manual de jogadas para atletas versáteis como Heidenreich, ecoando sucessos passados com James Conner, Ty Montgomery e KaVontae Turpin.

Na pesquisa de olheiros de Bob McGinn para o Go Long, executivos da NFL classificaram Heidenreich como o 12º melhor running back, colocando-o frequentemente no top 200 geral, apesar de sua queda até a escolha 230. Os olheiros o viram principalmente como um 'slot receiver' em vez de um RB tradicional, limitado pelo esquema de 'triple-option' de Navy: 'Algumas pessoas acham que ele é um running back. Eu acho que ele é um slot receiver. ... Ele é um jogador para fazer acontecer.' (Para estatísticas completas e histórico de sua carreira de destaque em Navy, veja a cobertura anterior.)

A habilidade de recepção e o potencial de Heidenreich em times especiais o posicionam para lutar por um lugar no elenco de Pittsburgh, que conta com um backfield profundo. Embora não seja um titular imediato, seu conjunto de habilidades multifacetadas se alinha à ênfase dos Steelers em colaboradores versáteis na montagem do elenco pós-draft.

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