Already loaded with big wide receivers and compact, short running backs on their roster, the Pittsburgh Steelers hosted one of each for an official daft visit Friday.
TCU’s Savion Williams — a 6-foot-4, 222-pound receiver — and Tennessee’s Dylan Sampson — a 5-8, 200-pound running back — joined Iowa defensive tackle Yahya Black as visitors to the Steelers’ UPMC Rooney Sports Complex facility.
Williams had 60 receptions for 611 yards and six touchdowns as a senior, earning his second consecutive honorable mention Big 12 designation after he had 41 catches for 573 yards and four touchdowns in 2023. Williams, who spent five seasons with TCU, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.48 seconds at the NFL combine.
Savion Williams had a career-high 11 receptions for 164 yards against Texas in 2023.
It’s clear his WR1 ceiling is illustrated in that game.
The elite playmaking is undeniable.
— Elite Drafters (@Elite_Drafters) February 20, 2025
A consensus third-round pick by the mock-draft compilation site nflmockdraftdatabase.com, Williams has a similar body type to the top two receivers currently on the Steelers roster in George Pickens (6-3, 200) and the newly-acquired DK Metcalf (6-4, 229).
At running back, the top two options on the depth chart as it sits now are Jaylen Warren (5-8, 215) and Kenneth Gainwell (5-9, 200). Sampson provided outstanding production as a junior last season at Tennessee, earning third-team AP All-American status while being named the SEC offensive player of the year.
Sampson’s 22 rushing touchdowns were the most by an SEC player since former Steelers running back Najee Harris had 26 in 2020. Sampson averaged 5.8 yards on his 258 carries, gaining 1,491. He is expected to be a Day 2 draft pick.
Dylan Sampson's top-end speed might not be quite S Tier, but it's close.
His elite trait is the ease with which he hits his top speed. Elite burst and silky smooth change of direction to complement. He's a big play waiting to happen. pic.twitter.com/KUxWEHkEF0
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) March 14, 2025
The 6-6, 336-pound Black was honorable mention Big Ten in starting each of the final two of his five seasons at Iowa. He had 4 ½ sacks, 12 tackles for loss and seven pass-breakups in that time.
Over the weeks leading up to the draft, each team is allotted 30 official visits from draft prospects to its facility (with some exceptions made for “local” players).
Note: The NFL announced a slight clarification in the list of compensatory picks awarded for next month’s draft. The Steelers still did not earn any. The picks are given to teams who are deemed to have lost more quality and/or quantity of unrestricted free agents than they gained over the previous offseason. Since the system began in 1994, the Steelers rank ninth in having received 35 compensatory choices. They are slotted after Rounds 3-7 of the draft.