Who Do You Love?

Pick just one player from each position group that would be your first round pick.


With the 21st pick of the 2025 NFL draft the Steelers select....


QB: Jaxdon Dart

OL: Will Campbell LT

TE: I really don't want aTE in the 1st. I like Warren but he just looks so boom or bust to me.

RB: Omarion Hampton

WR: Another position I really don't want in the 1st. I feel like what we need is a true 'X'. I'll pencil in McMillan.

DL: I really like Alfred Collins here. I know most scout sites have him in the 2nd/3rd. I wouldn't hate getting him earlier.

LB: Jihaad Campbell

CB: Travis Hunter (duh)

Safety: Malachi Moore.


Obviously these names will change over the next couple months.

 

Do you want my #1 option at each position? Or a player that I think can actually be available to us at 1:21? Because I think those answers are probably different.

 

Go for both if you want. My intent is your #1 option. But the other can be fun to discuss as well.

 

For myself, I honestly like Dart and Howard at the QB position. I've just read more positive things said about Dart so he's my first choice if I got my pick at QB. I watched Ward play and he reminds me of a cross between Manziel and Lamar. Too much unknown potential to develop. Sanders is maybe the most like Hurts. I just don't think that style works for us right now.

 

Okay, sounds like fun. I'll list both

With the 21st pick of the 2025 NFL draft the Steelers select....


QB: Cam Ward (#1) , Will Howard (available) - I think the ceiling on Ward is a bit higher, but I don't think the "top of class" QB's are that much better than the Dart/Howard/McCord's of the draft. If we take a QB at 21, I would want it to be Howard.

OL: Kelvin Banks Jr. (#1), Tyler Booker (available) - I think we would draft a guard instead of a tackle and Booker's size and physicality do it for me here. I wouldn't want to draft an OL at 21 under most circumstances, but if we did, I'd go Booker here.

TE: Tyler Warren (Both) - Not sure where the TE's will go. Warren is a bit more unique as a weapon and I think he would project the best as an asset for the offense over Loveland. To be clear, I will be very disappointed if we go TE in round 1 this year.

RB: Ashton Jeanty (#1), TreyVeon Henderson (available) - I think both these guys are just going to be studs, albeit in different fashion. I am all for either one at 1:21

WR: Luther Burden (#1), Emeka Egbuka (available) - Burden is a bit more unique than Egbuka, but I think Egbuka is kinda the perfect WR for what we need. Solid route runner, great locker room guy, good hands, good speed, can go slot and outside. Very reminiscent of Amon-Ra St. Brown

DL: Kenneth Grant (Both) - I think Grant's size and athleticism make him a very intriguing prospect. There's a chance his measurables push him out of range, and there's a chance teams think he's a 2 down guy and he falls to us. He is probably the only DL I consider at 1:21. This team has more important needs.

LB: Jihaad Campbell (Both) - not much of a decision here, he's about the only guy capable of going round 1 at the position class IMO. Again, would be very disappointed if we went ILB in round 1 this year

EDGE: Mike Green (Both) - made a distinction between ILBs and OLBs in our base defense. Green has great explosion and bend, has some less desirable traits too (length, size), but he has the ceiling to be a really good player and is probably best in a 3-4. Sawyer would be a high floor option that is a better all around player than pure pass rusher.

CB: Will Johnson (#1), Jahdae Barron (available) - Johnson has the tools to be a top 5 CB in the league. Fluid and physical, good in man and zone. Barron is an aggressive player with good upside. Both seem to fit the size/athleticism profile that we like to see in Pittsburgh.

Safety: Malaki Starks (#1), Nick Emmanwori (available) - They are pretty similar style players, though Emmanwori is HUGE. Both seem to be that SS type and either would be fine fits (and Steeler types). Big, fast, phyiscal, and decent in coverage (though both have limitations). Can't say I'd be happy with a safety, though, I could come around to it I think.

 

Looks like we agree on a few at least.