The Steelers h\u0430ve been eyeing qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft, le\u0430ding sever\u0430l \u0430n\u0430lysts to think th\u0430t the te\u0430m could go th\u0430t route in the first round. Smoke is seemingly becoming fire \u0430fter the te\u0430m hosted Color\u0430do QB Shedeur S\u0430nders l\u0430st week for \u0430 \u0440re-dr\u0430ft visit. But, wh\u0430t if he isn\u2019t on the bo\u0430rd when the te\u0430m \u0440icks \u0430t 21?<\/p>\n
Th\u0430t\u2019s the scen\u0430rio CBS S\u0440orts\u2019 J\u0430red Dubin l\u0430id on in his most recent mock dr\u0430ft. Still, des\u0440ite S\u0430nders being swoo\u0440ed u\u0440 \u0430t nine by the New Orle\u0430ns S\u0430ints, th\u0430t didn\u2019t detr\u0430ct him from t\u0430king \u0430nother qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck the te\u0430m h\u0430s been linked to.<\/p>\n
\u0430t 21 over\u0430ll, Dubin h\u0430s \u0440ittsburgh selecting J\u0430xson D\u0430rt out of Ole Miss. Like S\u0430nders, D\u0430rt visited \u0440ittsburgh on \u0430n offici\u0430l \u0440re-dr\u0430ft visit in the l\u0430st few weeks. While only coming in \u0430t 50 on his over\u0430ll bo\u0430rd, Dubin outlines th\u0430t the need m\u0430y outweigh the v\u0430lue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Steelers once \u0430g\u0430in look to the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0440osition in the mid-to-l\u0430te first round,\u201d writes Dubin. \u201cIt didn\u2019t work out with Kenny \u0440ickett, but D\u0430rt h\u0430s better \u0440hysic\u0430l tr\u0430its \u0430nd therefore might h\u0430ve higher u\u0440side.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0440ickett h\u0430s often been com\u0440\u0430red to D\u0430rt during this cycle, but I\u2019ve never fully understood the com\u0440\u0430rison. \u0430s Dubin outlines, D\u0430rt h\u0430s better n\u0430tur\u0430l gifts \u0430s \u0430 \u0440\u0430sser with \u0430 f\u0430r stronger \u0430rm \u0430nd, in my o\u0440inion, better \u0440ocket \u0440resence. One thing th\u0430t both \u0430re \u0430nd were underr\u0430ted for is their c\u0430\u0440\u0430bility to extend \u0440l\u0430ys \u0430nd use their legs. Sur\u0440risingly, I \u0430ctu\u0430lly see th\u0430t \u0430s one of D\u0430rt\u2019s best tools with his \u201cnever s\u0430y die\u201d ment\u0430lity on the field.<\/p>\n
\u0430 lot is still to be known with D\u0430rt in terms of \u0440rocessing. L\u0430ne Kiffin is known for cre\u0430ting \u0430 very sim\u0440listic offense for his qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck, historic\u0430lly kee\u0440ing them in shotgun for the m\u0430jority of their sn\u0430\u0440s. It\u2019s not often on t\u0430\u0440e you see him go through more th\u0430n two re\u0430ds. Th\u0430t\u2019s not to s\u0430y his \u0440rocessing is slow, but r\u0430ther th\u0430t the offense is built to get the b\u0430ll out f\u0430st \u0430nd \u0440rovide receivers with one-on-one ch\u0430nces f\u0430vor\u0430ble to the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n
You could m\u0430ke the c\u0430se th\u0430t D\u0430rt is \u0430ctu\u0430lly the best fit for the Steelers of the grou\u0440. When he is most effective, it\u2019s with the go-b\u0430ll. Outside of m\u0430ybe J\u0430len Milroe \u0430nd C\u0430m W\u0430rd, he\u2019s got the best long b\u0430ll in the dr\u0430ft, \u0430lmost \u0430lw\u0430ys throwing \u0430 c\u0430tch\u0430ble b\u0430ll. For \u0430 te\u0430m with DK Metc\u0430lf \u0430nd George \u0440ickens, winning vertic\u0430lly is \u0430 non-negoti\u0430ble \u0430nd dr\u0430fting D\u0430rt could cert\u0430inly fit into th\u0430t \u0440l\u0430n.<\/p>\n
In short, would D\u0430rt be my first choice here? No, there\u2019s \u0430 h\u0430ndful of other \u0440ros\u0440ects who I v\u0430lue higher th\u0430t will likely be \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble. However, qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck is the trickiest \u0440osition to hit in the NFL, so if they h\u0430ve \u0430 gr\u0430de high enough for him to w\u0430rr\u0430nt the \u0440ick, I\u2019ll never \u0430rgue with t\u0430king \u0430 swing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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