Curt Popejoy

6 days ago | steelerswire.usatoday.com | Curt Popejoy

We are definitely leaving Harmon as the pick here. He's been as advertised and better and is the future of the Steelers defensive line. It would be tempting here to look at cornerback Jacob Parrish or wide receiver Savion Williams and wonder if either one would be more help to the Steelers than Johnson will be. Parrish, in particular, has drawn significant praise, so in this scenario, we go with Parrish and see what happens at running back later on.

6 days ago | steelerswire.usatoday.com | Curt Popejoy

All the attention on the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason has been about the addition of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But for the Steelers, there is another position that might be more important than quarterback for this team's success in 2025. That would be offensive tackle. Last season, the tandem of Dan Moore Jr. on the left and Broderick Jones on the right struggled. And to be fair, Jones was worse than Moore.

1 week ago | steelerswire.usatoday.com | Curt Popejoy

We are a month away from the start of NFL training camps and just after that, the college football season will kick off. So we thought now was the perfect time to update our five-round mock draft for the 2026 NFL draft. As things stand right now, we have five quarterbacks with a first-round grade and depending how the college season plays out, there should be a potential franchise quarterback on the board when the Steelers pick in the first round.

1 week ago | steelerswire.usatoday.com | Curt Popejoy

Last season there was a clear disconnect between the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks and the Steelers coaches. Pittsburgh brought in Russell Wilson but he seemed to always be at odds with head coach Mike Tomlin and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith about how the offense should go. Now this season, Aaron Rodgers has replaced Wilson, and reports are that Smith, at least, is willing to work with Rodgers to create an offense more suited to him.

1 week ago | steelerswire.usatoday.com | Curt Popejoy

Make no mistake, if you want to win in the NFL, you need great quarterback play. Every year, as teams narrow themselves down in the playoffs, it is typically the team that is playing the best at the quarterback postiion that comes out on top. Quarterback has been a problem for the Pittsburgh Steelers ever since Ben Roethlisberger retired and 2025 marks the fourth straight season that Pittsburgh will have a new starting quarterback. This season, it is veteran and future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers.