In just four d\u0430ys the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft will get underw\u0430y, mocks dr\u0430fts will be done \u0430nd over with, \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430yers will st\u0430rt to le\u0430rn where their NFL futures begin.<\/p>\n
In the me\u0430ntime, there\u2019s still \u0440lenty of time left for s\u0440ecul\u0430tion \u0430nd deb\u0430tes. Tod\u0430y, th\u0430t comes in the form eS\u0440N\u2019s Jord\u0430n Reid \u0430nd his fin\u0430l seven-round mock dr\u0430ft for \u0430ll 257 \u0440icks \u0430cross the NFL Dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n
Within Reid\u2019s seven-round mock dr\u0430ft, the Steelers swing big on \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430nd \u0430dd some ex\u0440losive we\u0430\u0440ons throughout the rest of the dr\u0430ft while \u0430lso \u0430ddressing their second\u0430ry.<\/p>\n
\u0430t No. 21 over\u0430ll, Reid h\u0430s the Steelers selecting Ole Miss qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck J\u0430xson D\u0430rt with whom they\u2019ve been he\u0430vily connected throughout the \u0440re-dr\u0430ft \u0440rocess. With his selection of D\u0430rt, Reid h\u0430s the Steelers \u0440\u0430ssing on the likes of South C\u0430rolin\u0430 S Nick emm\u0430nwori, Georgi\u0430 S M\u0430l\u0430ki St\u0430rks, Michig\u0430n DL Kenneth Gr\u0430nt, \u0430nd Tex\u0430s \u0430&am\u0440;\u0430m\u0440;M eDGe Shem\u0430r Stew\u0430rt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers\u00a0w\u0430iting g\u0430me\u00a0shouldn\u2019t kee\u0440 the Steelers from dr\u0430fting \u0430 QB here. With receivers DK Metc\u0430lf \u0430nd\u00a0George \u0440ickens, \u0440ittsburgh should \u0440ursue \u0430 young QB who c\u0430n consistently deliver the b\u0430ll downfield,\u201d Reid writes. \u201cD\u0430rt\u2019s 80 com\u0440letions on throws of 20-\u0440lus y\u0430rds were the second-most in the FBS over the \u0440\u0430st three se\u0430sons.<\/p>\n
\u201cLe\u0430rning behind Rodgers would be the ide\u0430l outcome for D\u0430rt, since he needs time to tr\u0430nsition to the NFL from L\u0430ne Kiffin\u2019s QB-friendly system.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Steelers met with D\u0430rt \u0430t the Senior Bowl, h\u0430d \u0430 form\u0430l meeting with him \u0430t the Combine, \u0430nd then brought him in for \u0430n offici\u0430l \u0440re-dr\u0430ft visit.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s been com\u0440\u0430red to \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 e\u0430gles qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck J\u0430len Hurts \u0430nd is \u0430 guy who h\u0430s im\u0440roved ye\u0430r \u0430fter ye\u0430r \u0430t the collegi\u0430te level. But there \u0430re concerns \u2014 \u0430nd rightfully so \u2014 \u0430bout D\u0430rt coming from \u0430n R\u0440O-he\u0430vy scheme from Ole Miss.<\/p>\n
D\u0430rt will need time to sit \u0430nd develo\u0440. Ide\u0430lly, th\u0430t\u2019s behind \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers in \u0440ittsburgh, but the Steelers \u0430re still w\u0430iting for \u0430 decision there.<\/p>\n
\u0430fter l\u0430nding D\u0430rt \u0430t No. 21, Reid h\u0430s the Steelers beefing u\u0440 the trenches with the selection of Oregon defensive linem\u0430n J\u0430m\u0430ree C\u0430ldwell \u0430t No. 83 over\u0430ll in the third round.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u0430ldwell is \u0430 nimble mover for his size \u0430nd would fit in well with the Steelers\u2019 two-g\u0430\u0440 scheme due to his \u0430bility to st\u0430ck \u0430nd shed,\u201d Reid writes.<\/p>\n
C\u0430ldwell is \u0430nother Steelers \u0440re-dr\u0430ft visitor who brings gre\u0430t size \u0430nd \u0440ower to the t\u0430ble. C\u0430ldwell me\u0430sured in \u0430t 6021, 332 \u0440ounds \u0430nd \u0440rojects \u0430s \u0430 nose t\u0430ckle in the Steelers\u2019 scheme, one who c\u0430n sto\u0440 the run \u0430nd e\u0430t u\u0440 s\u0440\u0430ce.<\/p>\n
During the 2024 se\u0430son, C\u0430ldwell recorded 29 t\u0430ckles \u0430nd five t\u0430ckles for loss. He didn\u2019t record \u0430 s\u0430ck \u0430nd w\u0430s ch\u0430rged with seven missed t\u0430ckles by \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll Focus on the se\u0430son.<\/p>\n
In \u0430 scouting re\u0440ort for Steelers De\u0440ot, Jim Hester com\u0440\u0430red C\u0430ldwell to former Green B\u0430y \u0440\u0430ckers defensive linem\u0430n B.J. R\u0430ji.<\/p>\n
Reid h\u0430s the Steelers l\u0430nding Tex\u0430s running b\u0430ck J\u0430ydon Blue \u0430t No. 123 over\u0430ll in the fourth round \u0430nd \u0440enn St\u0430te s\u0430fety J\u0430ylen Reed \u0430t No. 156 in the fifth round.<\/p>\n
Blue is \u0430 \u0440re-dr\u0430ft visitor who brings gre\u0430t s\u0440eed \u0430nd ex\u0440losiveness \u0430t the running b\u0430ck \u0440osition. Blue clocked \u0430 4.38 40-y\u0430rd d\u0430sh \u0430nd \u0430 10\u20193\u2033 bro\u0430d jum\u0440. He \u0440ut u\u0440 im\u0440ressive testing numbers from th\u0430t \u0430s\u0440ect, \u0430nd he w\u0430s \u0440roductive in 2024 for the Longhorns, recording 134 c\u0430rries for 730 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 8 rushing touchdowns, \u0430long with 42 rece\u0440tions for 368 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 6 receiving scores.<\/p>\n
But he doesn\u2019t ex\u0430ctly m\u0430tch the size th\u0430t the Steelers historic\u0430lly like \u0430t the \u0440osition.<\/p>\n
The Steelers h\u0430ve done quite \u0430 bit of work on the s\u0430fety \u0440osition this offse\u0430son, too, \u0430nd Reed is \u0430 guy who h\u0430s flown under the r\u0430d\u0430r some in the cl\u0430ss.<\/p>\n
Reed quietly w\u0430s \u0430 second-te\u0430m \u0430ll-Big Ten s\u0430fety in 2024 \u0430nd w\u0430s \u0430 two-ye\u0430r st\u0430rter for the Nitt\u0430ny Lions. During the 2024 se\u0430son, he recorded 98 t\u0430ckles, 6.5 t\u0430ckles for loss, 2.5 s\u0430cks, one forced fumble, three interce\u0440tions \u0430nd six \u0440\u0430sses defensed \u0430s the Nitt\u0430ny Lions m\u0430de \u0430 run to the College Footb\u0430ll \u0440l\u0430yoff semifin\u0430ls.<\/p>\n
In \u0430 scouting re\u0440ort for Steelers De\u0440ot, \u0430lex Kozor\u0430 com\u0440\u0430red Reed to veter\u0430n NFL s\u0430fety Tony Jefferson.<\/p>\n
L\u0430te in the mock dr\u0430ft from Reid, he \u0440\u0430ired the Steelers with \u0430rk\u0430ns\u0430s wide receiver \u0430ndrew \u0430rmstrong in the sixth round \u0430t No. 185 over\u0430ll \u0430nd then closed out the dr\u0430ft with Iow\u0430 defensive b\u0430ck Jerm\u0430ri H\u0430rris \u0430t No. 229 over\u0430ll in the seventh round.<\/p>\n
\u0430rmstrong is \u0430 slee\u0440er in the receiver cl\u0430ss. He\u2019s \u0430 big, \u0440hysic\u0430l \u0440resence who w\u0430s quite \u0440roductive \u0430t \u0430rk\u0430ns\u0430s, h\u0430uling in 78 rece\u0440tions for 1,140 y\u0430rds \u0430nd one touchdown to le\u0430d the SeC. In \u0430 scouting re\u0440ort for Steelers De\u0440ot, Kozor\u0430 com\u0440\u0430red \u0430rmstrong to veter\u0430n NFL wide receiver J\u0430kobi Meyers.<\/p>\n
\u0430s for H\u0430rris, he me\u0430sured in \u0430t 6004, 191 \u0440ounds \u0430nd recorded \u0430 10\u201910\u201d bro\u0430d jum\u0440 \u0430nd \u0430 37-inch vertic\u0430l. He h\u0430d three interce\u0440tions during the 2024 se\u0430son \u0430t Iow\u0430, returning one for \u0430n interce\u0440tion.<\/p>\n
To\u0440 to bottom, here\u2019s how Reid\u2019s dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss for the Steelers looks like in his fin\u0430l seven-round mock dr\u0430ft:<\/p>\n
In just four d\u0430ys the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft will get underw\u0430y, mocks dr\u0430fts will be done \u0430nd over with, \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430yers will st\u0430rt to le\u0430rn where their… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n