Steelers Reportedly 'Expected' to Draft QB Even If Aaron Rodgers Signs Contract

Should the Pittsburgh Steelers land quarterback Aaron Rodgers before the 2025 NFL draft, it may not preclude them from using a draft pick on the position as well, according to ESPN's Jordan Reid.

"Even with Rodgers expected to eventually sign with Pittsburgh, the Steelers are in the market for a quarterback early in the draft," Reid reported. "The DK Metcalf trade left them with only two picks in the first three rounds, and they are expected to spend one of those on a young quarterback."

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported Sunday the Steelers are pretty much Rodgers' only option if he wants to keep playing in 2025.

To this point, Pittburgh hasn't pressed the issue with the four-time MVP. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said Wednesday that might be changing with the team bringing in Colorado's Shedeur Sanders for a predraft visit.

Assuming Rodgers commits to the Steelers, it would clearly be a short-term solution for their QB situation. He turns 42 in December and it's tough now to count the number of offseasons in which he has seemingly waffled on his future.

The fact Pittsburgh is even pursuing him is a reflection of the franchise's inability to find a true successor to Ben Roethlisberger. It whiffed on Kenny Pickett and apparently wasn't convinced enough by Justin Fields in his six starts last season.

Sanders and Miami's Cam Ward are generally considered the two best quarterbacks in the 2025 draft class by some distance. They're the only two who crack the top 50 in Bleacher Report's 2025 big board.

If the Steelers were to reach for Ole Miss' Jaxson Dart, Alabama's Jalen Milroe or Texas' Quinn Ewers with the 21st overall pick, however, a lot of fans in the Steel City would probably see echoes of Pickett in 2022.

Any of those players could theoretically be a permanent successor to Rodgers, but it's also easy to envision Pittsburgh having to start all over again in three or four years.