One of college football’s leading receivers visited with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday.
UConn’s Skyler Bell, who ranked second in FBS receiving yards last season, joined Miami (Fla.) safety Jakobe Thomas and BYU linebacker Jack Kelly as top 30 visitors in advance of the upcoming NFL Draft.
The draft is April 23-25.
Bell ranked second nationally with 1,278 receiving yards and third with 101 catches while earning first-team All-American honors. He set UConn single-season records for receptions and touchdown catches (13).
The 6-foot, 192-pound senior started 26 games over two season at UConn, compiling 2,138 yards on 151 receptions. He began his career at Wisconsin, where he started 14 games in two seasons combined.
Thomas played one year at Miami, where he earned second-team All-ACC honors. The 6-1, 211-pound safety had five interceptions, 76 tackles, four tackles for loss and 3½ sacks in 16 games for the Hurricanes last fall.
He began his career at Middle Tennessee State before spending the 2024 season at Tennessee.
Kelly was a first-team All-Big 12 linebacker last season and led BYU with 13½ tackles for loss in 12 games. The 6-2, 240-pound senior was a two-year starter and team captain at BYU. He had 106 tackles and 15 sacks over two years.
His college career started at Weber State, where he earned All-Big Sky honors.