Pittsburgh Steelers will draft a quarterback early, NFL executive says

An NFL executive believes the Pittsburgh Steelers will be players for a quarterback early in the 2025 NFL Draft. In an article run by ESPN where personnel inside the NFL predicts the next moves of teams, one NFL scouting director says that he believes the Steelers will draft a quarterback early because they simply need an answer there.

“I still think this could go either way,” the scouting director said. “Part of me feels like they bring back Russell Wilson. Either way, I expect them to draft a quarterback fairly high. They need someone who can be the answer long term.”

The further it goes, the more likely it seems the Steelers will bring Justin fields back. This is not a talented quarterback draft, but the Steelers could take someone in the middle rounds of the class. If Fields is back, the team will still need someone as the backup, and a young quarterback might be the player the Steelers would like to draft at some point in the class.

Either way, expect another significant reshaping of the quarterback room this offseason, whether it is Fields, Russell Wilson, or someone else.

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