The lack of a sure starter at quarterback for the 2025 season led many people to think the Steelers would target that position in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, but that’s not where they went with the 21st pick.
Defensive lineman Derrick Harmon was the selection with Shedeur Sanders, Jaxson Dart and every other quarterback who wasn’t Cam Ward still on the board. After the selection was made, General Manager Omar Khan said the team fielded trade offers for the pick but that they had identified the former Oregon star as a player they would not trade away from before they were on the clock.