This is simply a list of the guys that I think are the most likely to become Pittsburgh Steelers next Thursday based on the list of pre-draft visits put out by the team, countless mock drafts, recent news from around the league, and team needs. As I see it, the Steelers’ biggest team needs as of right now are: DL, RB, QB, DB, and WR (depending on who you ask).

So, while it sucks that our current QB1 is Mason Rudolph, we at least have a bit of clarity on what we can expect to happen to our QB room over the next several weeks. It’s alarming to me that we will have completely overhauled our QB room yet again heading into the 2025 season, and it really bolsters the feeling among many fans that this coaching staff is incapable of developing a QB. I’m not ready to call that notion gospel quite yet, but this is something that needs to get figured out in the next two years, or I fear heads may begin to roll, starting with Mike Tomlin.

We, as fans, are all frustrated with the quarterback debacle that we’ve dealt with for the last…well…while, but if you’ve watched any football in the last 6 years, then you probably cheered about as loudly as I did when news about this trade hit your algorithm.

Despite the perceived negligence surrounding the QB position, Omar Khan has made some moves so far this week that have, at the very least, made things interesting for us, and made good on my assumption that the Steelers absolutely intend to try and compete this year.

We’ve kicked the QB can down the road yet again, and now we’re set to enter free agency without a real QB under contract. How is Omar Khan expecting to get anyone to sign with the Steelers without ANY QBs?

His ability to not only track down the deep ball (thanks to his background as a baseball outfielder), but also to adjust to the ball with timing and anticipation and go up and get it, really stands out.

So, of course the Travis Hunters and Jahdae Barrons of the world sound nice, but thinking that they’ll be playing in the black and gold this fall feels like a pipe dream at this juncture. Jacob Parrish from Kansas State, though, feels like a reasonable place to start when thinking about corners that could be Pittsburgh Steeler(s) this fall. 

There is a slight bit of upside to all this, though. If this report came out under the Kevin Colbert regime, we would’ve never even considered the validity of this rumor, and we would’ve shot it down immediately. It’s refreshing that, under Omar Khan, we’re becoming known as a team that’s active in the trade market and free agency.

Grant is not the polished prospect that his Michigan partner in crime (Mason Graham) is, and that’s why Mason Graham is probably not going to be available when the Steelers are on the clock at 21st overall in the draft. Don’t be surprised, though, if the Pittsburgh Steelers take a chance on Kenneth Grant with that pick.