{"id":39068,"date":"2025-04-07T02:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39068"},"modified":"2025-04-07T02:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:03:08","slug":"breaking-steelers-may-have-revealed-part-of-qb-draft-plan-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39068","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers May Have Revealed Part of QB Draft Plan: Analyst.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2179872999-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2179872999-3.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2179872999-3.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2179872999-3.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"421\" data-dom-ready-time=\"461\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Head coach Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers may have tipped part of their hand when it comes to the 2025 quarterback draft class.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0selected quarterback\u00a0Kenny Pickett\u00a0after the Pitt signal caller fell to No. 20 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. Could history repeat itself with the Steelers picking Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s at least possible. The Steelers hold the No. 21 selection this year, and Sanders has fallen in some mock drafts this spring.<\/p>\n<p>But SI on Steelers\u2019 Noah Strackbein argued the Steelers don\u2019t appear interested in the Colorado signal caller.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bq92wh53r\">\u201cPittsburgh didn\u2019t have their typical brass at the Boulder Pro Day to check out Sanders. So far, there\u2019s no been no known report that he\u2019s headed to the Steelers for a pre-draft visit, and did not hold a formal meeting with him at the NFL Combine,\u201d\u00a0wrote Strackbein.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bq92wh53r\">\u201cThat could mean they aren\u2019t spending time scouting a player they do not believe will fall to them, or that they don\u2019t want Sanders as an option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bq92wh53r\">Sanders completed\u00a074% of his passes for 4,134 passing yards and 37 touchdowns in 2024. The quarterback also had 3,230 passing yards and 27 touchdowns during 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bq92wh53r\">According to the NFL mock draft database, Sanders has remained a top 10 pick in most mock drafts. However, some mocks are predicting Sanders to stay on the board even past the Steelers at No. 21 overall.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_bq92wh53r\">Steelers Not Interested in QB Shedeur Sanders?<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers weren\u2019t completely absent from the Colorado Pro Day on Friday.\u00a0PennLive.com\u2019s Nick Farabaugh reported\u00a0Pittsburgh area scout Kelvin Fisher was at the pro day.<\/p>\n<p>But head coach Mike Tomlin and general manager Omar Khan were not in attendance. Neither was offensive coordinator Arthur Smith or a position coach.<\/p>\n<p>Farabaugh agreed with Strackbein that this is a sign the Steelers do not plan to pursue Sanders even if he falls out of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey could host [Sanders] for a visit over these next two weeks, much like they did for\u00a0Ole Miss\u2019s Jaxson Dart,\u201d Farabaugh wrote. \u201cBut it sure seems the team is more interested in the next tier of quarterbacks rather than Sanders, who might not even make it to 21st overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin and his team have\u00a0shown interest in quarterback Jaxson Dart. The Steelers hosted the Ole Miss signal-caller for a visit Friday.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all the more reason to argue the Steelers not meeting with Sanders indicates the team isn\u2019t interested.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Could Mike Tomlin Be Hiding Interest in Sanders?<\/h2>\n<p>NFL teams often play games during the draft process. Organizations don\u2019t like its rivals, or really any other teams, knowing their plans.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a chance the Steelers purposefully aren\u2019t showing interest in Sanders so other teams don\u2019t know they are potentially targeting the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt appears the Steelers message is clear. Either they\u2019re pulling another Kenny Pickett and trying to hide the fact that they want Sanders in this year\u2019s draft, or they don\u2019t believe he\u2019s on their list,\u201d\u00a0wrote Strackbein.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers, though,\u00a0attended the Pitt Pro Day in 2022 with several key members of the organization, including Tomlin. Granted, there was no travel involved whereas Colorado is a flight away.<\/p>\n<p>But after selecting Pickett, members of the Steelers organization regularly touted how much they already knew the quarterback because the team shared a facility with Pitt.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers do not have a previous relationship with Sanders. They don\u2019t appear set on forming one in the next three weeks either.<\/p>\n<p>The logical answer as to why is the lack of interest from the organization in targeting Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Head coach Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers may have tipped part of their hand when it comes to the 2025 quarterback draft class. 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