Because the Pittsburgh Steelers proceed to assemble data on the 2025 NFL Draft class, it’s seeming increasingly more possible that they may choose one subsequent month. How excessive would they be keen to go? Which will rely on when and if Aaron Rodgers indicators with the staff and who is out there by the point they make their first decide at No. 21 general. There’s been a whole lot of buzz concerning the Steelers and Shedeur Sanders in latest days across the media.
He appears to be the consensus No. 2 QB within the draft class, however that doesn’t robotically make him a top-ten choice in an general weak class on the place. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler gave the most recent on Sanders through SportsCenter with the draft just below 4 weeks away.
“From what I’m listening to, the Browns at two, the Giants at three have Shedeur Sanders at the very least in consideration within the combine although the Browns appear to be leaning cross rusher Abdul Carter at this level. However the difficult half with Sanders is the place he falls,” Fowler stated.
If the Browns are leaning in the direction of Carter, I believe it’s honest to wonder if the Giants would pull the set off on Sanders at No. 3. They signed Jameis Winston and Russell Wilson. They’re after all going to be searching for a long-term resolution, however they aren’t in full desperation mode to be pressured to succeed in in the event that they don’t love the prospect.
From the sound of it, not everyone loves Sanders as a prospect.
“I’ve texted with a half dozen high-level personnel those that I belief asking is Shedeur Sander a first-round expertise? Do you have got a first-round grade on him? 4 of these folks stated no. Two of these folks stated that he’s extra of a mid-to-late first-round decide of their eyes,” Fowler stated. “So we all know quarterbacks get pushed up, get overdrafted, however to go within the high three at this level within the minds of many across the league can be fairly wealthy.”
Who would cease the autumn if not the Browns or the Giants? The Las Vegas Raiders at No. 6 might make sense in the event that they view Geno Smith as a short-term resolution and need to develop Sanders behind him. The New Orleans Saints at No. 9 have been doing their homework on quarterbacks and is also within the combine. The Colts at No. 14 appear much less possible with Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones on the roster, but when they actually love Sanders and he falls then I don’t see why they wouldn’t.
If he slides previous some or all of these choices, there’s additionally the potential for a staff buying and selling as much as get him. It solely takes one staff to see one thing particular in him to take Sanders off the board. Ultimately, groups are going to disagree on their evaluations of gamers.
“Definitely he’s anticipated to go within the first spherical someplace fairly excessive, however not a slam dunk within the high three based mostly on the best way that groups see him across the league.”
I don’t love the thought of the Steelers buying and selling as much as get Sanders like some media analysts have floated recently, but when they will keep put at No. 21 and let him fall into their lap? I’d at the very least give it some thought at that time.
