Wow, okay, where do I even start with this mess of a draft season? You’ve got all these talking heads, and everyone has something to say about these prospects. It’s like a never-ending spin cycle of opinions swirling around. But hey, isn’t scouting supposed to be more of an art than a hard science? Or maybe it’s just flipping a coin at this point.
Let’s talk about the Steelers for a hot minute—like, seriously, are they even thinking about a QB in the first round? Maybe, maybe not. But man, if not then, probably third or fourth. There’s just so much buzz about it—every Pro Day and pre-draft shindig makes it crystal clear. Imagine them sitting there, biting their nails, pondering who’ll still be in the mix at No. 83.
Then this wild idea crashes in—why not peek at all those expert big boards floating around out there? Like a nice little compilation of chaos into something resembling an average. Sounds fun, right? So off I went, diving into the deep end, checking out anyone who ranked over a hundred prospects. It wasn’t easy, but here’s who made the cut—CBS Sports, some dude named Dane Brugler with a thing called ‘The Beast’, Pro Football Focus, Scouts Inc. via ESPN, Eric Edholm at NFL.com, and The Ringer crew. What a party.
Let’s get into the numbers—I’m talking about potential quarterbacks and where the experts think they land. At the top of the list, the guy named Cam Ward is popping up with a gnarly variance in opinion, like 17 spots difference? Then there’s Shedeur Sanders—could he slip to the Steelers at No. 21? He’s hovering around 29.8, but with the way these things go, who even knows? Maybe Brugler’s onto something with his prediction at 34.
Zipping on over to Jalen Milroe, who I figured would throw a curveball, but nah, he’s more of an anchor among the wild rankings for someone like Tyler Shough. And if we’re chatting third round picks—Shough, Howard, Ewers, Gabriel, Leonard, McCord—they might just be around the corner waiting for a call.
But don’t even think about waiting until round four for some of these names. By then, imagine Howard and Ewers already chilling somewhere else.
Oh, and what about Cam Ward and Dillon Gabriel? Steelers haven’t really had a sit-down with either, unless they had a little chinwag at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, but who remembers these things, right?
If quarterbacks are the golden tickets this year, getting someone decent by No. 83 might be like finding a needle in a haystack. Maybe trading up is the move—though the Steelers will need to scrounge up some draft capital. Kicking in 2026 picks like they’re trivia night prizes? Yikes.
At the end of the day, it feels like a safe bet that we’ll see the Steelers snatching up a quarterback in either the first three rounds. Mark my words, they’ll make a play, chaos and all.
