After losing Najee Harris to the Los Angeles Chargers in free agency, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a sizable hole at the running back position ahead of the 2025 season. Though the Steelers did add Kenneth Gainwell to the mix, the pairing of Gainwell and Jaylen Warren isn’t enough to replace Harris’ durability, power and production outright.
That’s where the deep, talented draft class at the running back position will come into play later this month for the Steelers under GM Omar Khan and assistant GM Andy Weidl.
While they’ve been connected to a first-round running back at times, like North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton and even Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, chances are the Steelers will wait until Day 2 to address a major need, which ESPN’s Brooke Pryor identified as one of the three biggest needs for the franchise moving forward.