The Official Steelers Training Camp Thread 2026 the new era begins

thorn058 · Jul 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM

Blast Furnace said: ↑

He has stickum for hands but I hope he has another gear in there. Going to have trouble getting open at that speed.
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This is the same crap they said about KJ last season when he was lighting up camp fodder in shorts who couldn't tackle him because of rules not because anything he did. Really like the kid but he doesn't deserve what will eventually be fan hate because talking heads wanted clicks.

NorthernBlitz · Jul 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM

Joel Buchsbaum said: ↑

You are calling a player who is quick in the first tens yard slow of the line. I'm not buying it.

Mike Renner breaks down draft sleeper Eli Heidenreich and why his testing numbers are drawing Christian McCaffrey comparisons “They’re identical as I’ve ever seen two prospects, not saying he will be Christian McCaffrey."

Eli Heidenreich vs. Christian McCaffrey pre-draft testing

Height 6-0 | 5-11

Weight 202 | 202

40 4.44 | 4.48

3-Cone 6.55 | 6.57

Vert 35.5" | 37.5"

Broad 10-0 | 10-1

Shuttle 4.22 | 4.22

Bench 16 | 10

If you watch the mini camp videos, he is very quick, with good change of direction / turning ability.
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Do you have CMac's 10 yard split?

It seems like that's what the previous comment was about.

Could be that CMac gets to his top speed quicker, but Eli has a higher top speed.

If that were the case, it could be possible that CMac gets to 10 yards faster, but Eli has a higher top speed.

This was the case for former Canadian Olympic champ Donovan Bailey. He always really sucked out of the blocks. But his top speed was insane.

NorthernBlitz · Jul 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM

thorn058 said: ↑

This is the same crap they said about KJ last season when he was lighting up camp fodder in shorts who couldn't tackle him because of rules not because anything he did. Really like the kid but he doesn't deserve what will eventually be fan hate because talking heads wanted clicks.
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Yep.

It's puff piece season.

And this kid has a nice backstory. So he's getting played up.

Hopefully he becomes the next CMac. But I won't be holding my breath.

Blast Furnace · Jul 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM

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