For the 2025 NFL Draft, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is drawing most of the first-round buzz. But he might not be the only runner to hear his name called on Thursday night. Following similar suit as NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah who put three running backs in his latest mock draft, including Jeanty to Pittsburgh, draft analyst Todd McShay has the Steelers taking a runner in the first round. But it’s not Jeanty. Instead, he has the Steelers taking North Carolina’s RB Omarion Hampton No. 21 overall of his initial mock draft.
“With Najee Harris slated to be an unrestricted free agent and Jaylen Warren headed toward restricted free agency, the Steelers don’t have an obvious in-house candidate to lead their running back room in 2025.