Aaron Rodgers highlights Roman Wilson as Steelers’ training-camp stock rises heading into preseason

Pittsburgh’s preseason opener is just days away, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers is already putting a name to what he has liked in the early stages of training camp. According to Yahoo Sports, Rodgers has continued to rave about wide receiver Roman Wilson after two weeks of practices, describing Wilson’s development as one of the biggest positive shifts he has noticed on the field.

The timing matters because the Steelers begin their exhibition slate with a matchup against the Green Bay Packers at Acrisure Stadium. Training camp performances often determine how teams distribute targets and reps in the preseason, and a receiver earning a quarterback’s attention early can quickly become part of the offense’s working rotation when game action starts.

Rodgers’ comments, as reported, come against a backdrop of a Steelers team that has leaned heavily on evaluation throughout the first stretch of camp. The early weeks of practice are where coaches and veterans try to separate reliable option routes and timing from the mistakes that tend to get exposed when defenses take full advantage in live periods.

Wilson, a wide receiver in Pittsburgh’s system, is receiving special mention in part because Rodgers has identified him as one of the players whose stock has risen most noticeably over the past two weeks. That type of endorsement is significant for the Steelers, since the club’s preseason weeks serve as a practical audition for roles that can carry into the regular season.

For Wilson, the attention also fits the broader reality of camp competition at the receiver position. Even when a team has established playmakers, preseason reps can shape the pecking order for the second and third receiver jobs, special teams involvement, and how much trust a quarterback puts in a route-runner’s release and separation.

It is still early, and preseason games add variables that practices cannot fully replicate. Defenses can shift schemes, coverage tends to be more aggressive, and timing between quarterback and receiver is tested in live game tempos rather than in structured periods. Still, when a quarterback like Rodgers publicly elevates a receiver during camp, it usually indicates that the player is doing more than just catching passes in drills.

What to watch next is whether Wilson’s practice momentum translates once Pittsburgh plays Green Bay in the preseason opener. If the Steelers keep involving him in key passing situations, his camp surge may become a consistent theme for the remainder of the exhibition schedule, with the added benefit of giving the coaching staff another data point on who can be trusted when the game clock runs.