Behind the Steel Curtain
A look at the latest first-round projections for Pittsburgh around the NFL media landscape...
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t play in the Divisional Round, nor will the storied franchise make an appearance in the AFC Championship.
Where they have made frequent appearances, however, is in recent NFL mock drafts. With the conclusion of the Wild Card Round, the Steelers secured the 21st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. So, here’s a look at the latest Steelers first-round picks from NFL mock drafts around the media landscape with the college football season officially a wrap.
The Steelers can’t try to piecemeal quarterback again after getting familiar limited results from Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. They need someone with a strong arm who plays well off the run and also can supplement that run with his own athleticism at times. Ewers checks the boxes with his experience and upside, and he should pan out much better than 2022 first-rounder Kenny Pickett.
Pittsburgh needs to find a long-term starter to play across from Joey Porter. Revel would give Pittsburgh another long press-corner on the boundary.
Revel tore his ACL in practice in September. His draft evaluation will obviously hinge on his medicals. If he’s fully cleared, he has a real shot at the top 20. The former track star is a 6-foot-3, long-levered boundary corner with speed to burn.
The Steelers are searching for defensive line help in the offseason and this is the perfect draft to find that. There’s plenty of talent here the Steelers can target.
Kenneth Grant is a plug-and-play one technique at the next level. He’s an elite run defender but also offers some surprising splashes as a pass rusher.
Mike Tomlin made no promises about his team’s quarterback plans moving forward, other than declaring that the team had to take stock of all its options. For a franchise hardly prone to taking drastic action, the simplest solution to enacting change behind center might be simply re-signing Justin Fields to take over as the starter while saying goodbye to Russell Wilson. If the Steelers choose to go that route rather than looking to the draft for a passer, Egbuka would be a natural fit next to George Pickens as the smooth, polished No. 2 receiver this attack lacks.
It’s another masterclass by Steelers general manager Omar Khan, AKA “The Khan Artist,” who adds a valuable day-two pick and gets the receiver he wanted all along, Ohio State’s Emeka Egbuka. Named the 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year for being the best high school player in the state of Washington, Ekbuka lived...
