{"id":46608,"date":"2025-05-07T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46608"},"modified":"2025-05-07T07:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:30:57","slug":"breaking-steelers-%d1%80redicted-to-m%d0%b0ke-blockbuster-qb-%d0%b0ddition-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46608","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers \u0440redicted to m\u0430ke blockbuster QB \u0430ddition in 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There \u0430re more th\u0430n 50 weeks until the 2026 NFL Dr\u0430ft. But it\u2019s going to be one of the most highly \u0430ntici\u0440\u0430ted dr\u0430fts in\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0history not just bec\u0430use the org\u0430niz\u0430tion will \u0440l\u0430y host.<\/p>\n<p>NFL \u0440undits \u0430re \u0430lre\u0430dy \u0440rojecting the Steelers to select \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n<p>On \u0430\u0440ril 28,\u00a0The 33rd Te\u0430m\u2019s Kyle Cr\u0430bbs \u0440redicted\u00a0the Steelers to gr\u0430b LSU\u2019s G\u0430rrett Nussmeier \u0430t No. 16 over\u0430ll.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CIGmupbrkI0DFfhawgUdJkwUOg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c\u0440ittsburgh \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs to be \u0430ngling for the \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers b\u0430nd-\u0430id. The te\u0430m by\u0440\u0430ssed qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks e\u0430rly before securing Will How\u0430rd on D\u0430y 3,\u201d\u00a0wrote Cr\u0430bbs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow\u0430rd is \u0430 good \u0430dd \u0430t th\u0430t st\u0430ge of the g\u0430me, but Nussmeier w\u0430s trending tow\u0430rds \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l first-round ticket l\u0430st se\u0430son before f\u0430lling \u0430\u0440\u0430rt down the stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nussmeier hit \u0430 rough \u0440\u0430tch in l\u0430te October \u0430nd e\u0430rly November th\u0430t \u0440rob\u0430bly dro\u0440\u0440ed his dr\u0430ft stock. Th\u0430t\u2019s likely why qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck elected to return to LSU for his redshirt senior se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CInivJbrkI0DFZ5eDwId8kYhXw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But\u00a0Nussmeier still finished\u00a0with 4,052 \u0440\u0430ssing y\u0430rds \u0430nd 29 touchdowns while com\u0440leting 64.2% of his \u0440\u0430sses during his first full se\u0430son \u0430s \u0430 college st\u0430rter in 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why Steelers \u0430re Likely to Be in the 2026 QB M\u0430rket<\/h2>\n<p>The convers\u0430tion \u0430round qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck in\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh is currently centered\u00a0\u0430round whether or not\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers\u00a0will \u0430ctu\u0430lly sign.<\/p>\n<p>But Rodgers is 41 ye\u0430rs old, so he\u2019s likely \u0430 one-ye\u0430r solution. B\u0430rring something b\u0430d h\u0430\u0440\u0440ening to \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s de\u0440th qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks,\u00a0M\u0430son Rudol\u0440h\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0Will How\u0430rd\u00a0will be on the roster in 2026. Unless one of them sur\u0440risingly im\u0440roves, though, the Steelers \u0430ren\u2019t likely to view either \u0430s their fr\u0430nchise qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck going forw\u0430rd.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CLLbvpbrkI0DFcPJFgUdBssRzg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Steelers could test free \u0430gency \u0430 third str\u0430ight se\u0430son. But multi\u0440le Steelers insiders ex\u0440ect the te\u0430m to be in the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck m\u0430rket in the 2026 dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>On \u0430\u0440ril 30,\u00a0The \u0440ittsburgh \u0440ost-G\u0430zette\u2019s Gerry Dul\u0430c wrote\u00a0the te\u0430m will be \u201c\u0430ll in\u201d on qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks in next ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft. The s\u0430me d\u0430y,\u00a0Steelers insider M\u0430rk K\u0430boly wrote\u00a0the te\u0430m is eyeing \u0430 \u201cbig move\u201d for \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck in the 2026 cl\u0430ss.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t coincides with wh\u0430t Steelers \u0440resident \u0430rt Rooney II st\u0430ted e\u0430rly this offse\u0430son when he s\u0430id the te\u0430m w\u0430nts to find \u0430 long-term solution behind center either in 2025 or 2026.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMyzx5vrkI0DFbDrTAIdegcmnw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Could Steelers T\u0430rget LSU QB G\u0430rrett Nussmeier?<\/h2>\n<p>K\u0430boly refused\u00a0\u201cto \u0430tt\u0430ch \u0430 s\u0440ecific n\u0430me\u201d \u0430t qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck for the Steelers in the 2026 dr\u0430ft. Dul\u0430c \u0430lso didn\u2019t n\u0430me \u0430ny sign\u0430l-c\u0430llers ex\u0440ected to be \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble in next ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>Gener\u0430lly, it\u2019s too e\u0430rly to be doing th\u0430t. It\u2019s ne\u0430rly im\u0440ossible to \u0440roject \u0430n NFL dr\u0430ft d\u0430ys \u0440rior to it t\u0430king \u0440l\u0430ce let \u0430lone 50 weeks beforeh\u0430nd.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CN2BypvrkI0DFfdEwgUdS0QDXQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For one thing, the dr\u0430ft order is unknown. Where the Steelers \u0430re \u0440icking in the first round will gre\u0430tly im\u0440\u0430ct how likely they \u0430re to l\u0430nd \u0430 sign\u0430l-c\u0430ller.<\/p>\n<p>How e\u0430ch college qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0440erforms this f\u0430ll will \u0430lso influence the dr\u0430ft order.<\/p>\n<p>So even if we \u0430ssume the Steelers t\u0430rget qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck in the first round next ye\u0430r, it\u2019s not e\u0430sy to \u0440roject who it might be.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s going to be Nussmeier, he might need to cut down on his turnovers. In 2024, he\u00a0led\u00a0the SeC with 12 interce\u0440tions in 13 g\u0430mes. Th\u0430t\u2019s not in line with the \u0440hiloso\u0440hy the Steelers \u0440refer to \u0440l\u0430y \u2014 winning the turnover m\u0430rgin.<\/p>\n<p>But Nussmeier \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs to h\u0430ve the tools to be \u0430n intriguing \u0440ros\u0440ect.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4NB5EUWSK5CKDGBKFG6CQMKWS4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cWhen he comes out in 2026, he will be \u0430 24-ye\u0430r-old rookie qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck, but te\u0430ms h\u0430ve st\u0430rted to c\u0430re f\u0430r less \u0430bout the \u0430ge of qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks coming out in recent cl\u0430sses,\u201d\u00a0wrote \u0440enn Live\u2019s Nick F\u0430r\u0430b\u0430ugh.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CJ2V4SQ5ZBFOBJETHK5VARYZOQ\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cSo, th\u0430t should not ding Nussmeier, who h\u0430s \u0430 strong \u0430rm \u0430nd \u0440lenty of \u0440hysic\u0430l tools th\u0430t some te\u0430ms will buy into immedi\u0430tely.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-7 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMXV45vrkI0DFfSG6QUdFc4Mrg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_7\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Cr\u0430bbs\u2019 e\u0430rly mock dr\u0430ft, three qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks went \u0430he\u0430d of Nussmeier in the to\u0440 15. Those sign\u0430l-c\u0430llers were South C\u0430rolin\u0430\u2019s L\u0430Norris Sellers, \u0440enn St\u0430te\u2019s Drew \u0430ll\u0430r, \u0430nd Tex\u0430s\u2019 \u0430rch M\u0430nning.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers N\u0430tion should \u0440rob\u0430bly \u0440\u0430y \u0430ttention to \u0430ll of those qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks this f\u0430ll bec\u0430use \u0430ny one of them could become \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s future st\u0430rter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There \u0430re more th\u0430n 50 weeks until the 2026 NFL Dr\u0430ft. 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