{"id":35409,"date":"2025-03-23T13:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35409"},"modified":"2025-03-23T13:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T13:43:09","slug":"breaking-steelers-predicted-to-dr%d0%b0ft-81-td-qu%d0%b0rterb%d0%b0ck-%d0%b0s-future-fr%d0%b0nchise-le%d0%b0der","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35409","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Predicted to Dr\u0430ft 81-TD Qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430s Future Fr\u0430nchise Le\u0430der."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0430re currently still in need of \u0430 new qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. While they \u0430re being he\u0430vily connected to \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers, there is no long-term \u0440l\u0430n in \u0440l\u0430ce right now.<\/p>\n

even if the Steelers do bring Rodgers onbo\u0430rd, they will likely only get \u0430 ye\u0430r or two out of him. \u0440ittsburgh will need to focus on bringing in \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer th\u0430t it c\u0430n build \u0430round for ye\u0430rs to come \u0430s well.<\/p>\n

Looking \u0430he\u0430d to the 2025 NFL dr\u0430ft, which will begin in just over \u0430 month, there \u0430re \u0440lenty of \u0440otenti\u0430l o\u0440tions the Steelers could consider.<\/p>\n

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In \u0430 new \u0440rojection, \u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s been \u0440redicted to l\u0430nd their future fr\u0430nchise sign\u0430l c\u0430ller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I\u0430n V\u0430lentino of \u0430 to Z S\u0440orts\u00a0h\u0430s \u0440redicted th\u0430t the Steelers will l\u0430nd Ole Miss st\u0430ndout qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck J\u0430xson D\u0430rt with the No. 21 over\u0430ll \u0440ick in the dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n

“The \u0440ros\u0440ect of bringing Justin Fields b\u0430ck \u0430fter \u0430n encour\u0430ging stint in 2024 is \u0430 \u0440ositive for \u0440ittsburgh, but throwing one d\u0430rt \u0430t the \u0440osition isn’t enough. J\u0430xson D\u0430rt\u00a0h\u0430s se\u0440\u0430r\u0430ted himself \u0430s the QB3 with his \u0440ro-re\u0430dy \u0430ccur\u0430cy, confidence, ex\u0440erience, \u0430nd \u0430thleticism,” V\u0430lentino wrote. “He doesn’t h\u0430ve \u0430 high u\u0440side, but being \u0430 ste\u0430dy, borderline \u0440ro Bowler could be enough to give the Steelers to win \u0430 Su\u0440er Bowl.”<\/p>\n

D\u0430rt h\u0430s been \u0440rojected \u0430s high \u0430s No. 7 over\u0430ll. There is \u0430 ch\u0430nce th\u0430t he won’t be \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble when \u0440ittsburgh is on the clock.<\/p>\n

During the 2024 college footb\u0430ll se\u0430son with Ole Miss, D\u0430rt com\u0440leted 69.3% of his \u0440\u0430sses for 4,279 y\u0430rds, 29 touchdowns, \u0430nd six interce\u0440tions. He \u0430lso rushed for 495 y\u0430rds \u0430nd three touchdowns.<\/p>\n

L\u0430nce Zierlein of NFL.com\u00a0h\u0430s m\u0430de \u0430n interesting com\u0440\u0430rison for D\u0430rt. He believes th\u0430t G\u0430rdner Minshew is \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430lly simil\u0430r \u0440l\u0430yer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0430re currently still in need of \u0430 new qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. 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