The Terrible Podcast — 2026 Draft Class Rookie Season Expectations, UDFA Profiles, Herbig Extension Probability & More

About this episode

The episode discusses the expectations for the Steelers' 2026 draft class, profiles of undrafted free agents, and the potential contract extension for Nick Herbig.

May 4, 2026 - Season 16, Episode 131 of The Terrible Podcast is now in the can. In this Monday morning show, Alex Kozora and I get right into discussing the expectations for the annual releasing of the regular season schedule and how we might be waiting two more weeks for that event to transpire. Alex has recently completed profiles on two of the undrafted free agents recently signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers, K Laith Marjan and DT Kevin Jobity Jr., so on the heels of those being published, we discuss what he learned about both players. Now that we have fully looked at and learned a lot about each of the members of the Steelers 2026 draft class, Alex and I give our expectations for each player when it comes to their rookie seasons. We spend a lot of time talking about QB Drew Allar and KR/WR Kaden Wetjen during this segment as well. With there being a lot of talk right now about the Steelers potentially signing OLB Nick Herbig to a contract extension this offseason, Alex and I discuss how it might be in his best interest to bet on himself in 2026. We look at a few comparable players and contracts related to Herbig at this point in the offseason as we attempt to find a target…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Kozora

Topics covered

• 2026 Draft Class
• rookie season expectations
• undrafted free agents
• contract extension
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• NFL schedule

Keywords

• Steelers
• draft class
• rookie expectations
• undrafted free agents
• Nick Herbig
• Drew Allar
• Kaden Wetjen
• NFL
• contract extension

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Organizations: Pittsburgh Steelers

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