2026-2027 draft

[steelmann58]

With Moore Deciding to stay in school the 2026 Qb looks really bad. So I was wondering do the Steelers look to trade their first and some draft capital for Extra 2027 draft picks ?

[StillerDownSouth]

With Moore Deciding to stay in school the 2026 Qb looks really bad. So I was wondering do the Steelers look to trade their first and some draft capital for Extra 2027 draft picks ?

That's what I would do, but they won't give up their 1st round pick especially since the draft is in Pittsburgh, they'll do something dumb instead and trade up for a guy like Ty Simpson.

[franco32]

With Moore Deciding to stay in school the 2026 Qb looks really bad. So I was wondering do the Steelers look to trade their first and some draft capital for Extra 2027 draft picks ?

I'm not sure we need to. We could get a 1st and 2nd for Tomlin next year. We have so many holes that we should just focus on WRs and CBs this draft (along with an NT). I think we also need a TE. Washington is too slow and Freiermuth is a terrible blocker. We definitely could upgrade into the 21st century on that.

[steelmann58]

Franco I get it but we have a ton of draft capital

[steelmann58]

With Moore Deciding to stay in school the 2026 Qb looks really bad. So I was wondering do the Steelers look to trade their first and some draft capital for Extra 2027 draft picks ?

I'm not sure we need to. We could get a 1st and 2nd for Tomlin next year. We have so many holes that we should just focus on WRs and CBs this draft (along with an NT). I think we also need a TE. Washington is too slow and Freiermuth is a terrible blocker. We definitely could upgrade into the 21st century on that.

Franco that a big thing if Tomlin decides to coach again

[Greeksteel]

If they get a young modern offensive mind as HC or OC, they could do worse than Malik Willis. Hes looked good in his limited opportunity in GB with
LaFleur.

[StillerDownSouth]

If they get a young modern offensive mind as HC or OC, they could do worse than Malik Willis. Hes looked good in his limited opportunity in GB with
LaFleur.

Malik Willis is a free agent and probably could be signed fairly cheap, I'm sure Green Bay will try to keep him, but he probably wants an opportunity to go somewhere to compete for a starting job, which I would be all for, let him, Mason and Will Howard compete this summer, use this draft to load up on talent elsewhere, and maybe Malik or Will will prove to be someone that the Steelers can possibly build around, if not Steelers will likely have a fairly high pick in 2027 when more QB's should be available in the draft, and also Steelers might have extra draft capital from the team Tomlin goes to, because I don't believe for one second he won't be coaching either in 2026 or 2027, his ego is way to big and he's still relatively young in coaching years.

[AirRescueFF]

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[Steelperch]

With Moore Deciding to stay in school the 2026 Qb looks really bad. So I was wondering do the Steelers look to trade their first and some draft capital for Extra 2027 draft picks ?

But who is going to want to give up much for the 21st pick?

[anpsteel]

As stated in another thread

Reload the roster

Here are the top priorities aside from QB

legit #1 receiver (I’m not convinced dropcalf is that)

true 3 down ILB. This depends upon the scheme bing installed

FS Ramsey is serviceable but too expensive for what he provides

Roll with Rudolph and Will Howard

Please please please don’t bring any flipping RPO QBs - unless that’s a gimmick amd not the intended primary offensive scheme

[lifelongsteel]

If they get a young modern offensive mind as HC or OC, they could do worse than Malik Willis. Hes looked good in his limited opportunity in GB with
LaFleur.

Malik Willis is a free agent and probably could be signed fairly cheap, I'm sure Green Bay will try to keep him, but he probably wants an opportunity to go somewhere to compete for a starting job, which I would be all for, let him, Mason and Will Howard compete this summer, use this draft to load up on talent elsewhere, and maybe Malik or Will will prove to be someone that the Steelers can possibly build around, if not Steelers will likely have a fairly high pick in 2027 when more QB's should be available in the draft, and also Steelers might have extra draft capital from the team Tomlin goes to, because I don't believe for one second he won't be coaching either in 2026 or 2027, his ego is way to big and he's still relatively young in coaching years.

This is where I'm at. Willis is probably 2 years $40M. You might strike lighting (great) or flame out and get a top 10 pick next year in a draft with potentially 5 guys worthy guys.

re: Tomlin he won't be a Steeler beyond the 2026 league year. Which means if he takes this year off I don't think the Steelers will be able to trade him.

[Stlcrtn1974]

If they get a young modern offensive mind as HC or OC, they could do worse than Malik Willis. Hes looked good in his limited opportunity in GB with
LaFleur.

Malik Willis is a free agent and probably could be signed fairly cheap, I'm sure Green Bay will try to keep him, but he probably wants an opportunity to go somewhere to compete for a starting job, which I would be all for, let him, Mason and Will Howard compete this summer, use this draft to load up on talent elsewhere, and maybe Malik or Will will prove to be someone that the Steelers can possibly build around, if not Steelers will likely have a fairly high pick in 2027 when more QB's should be available in the draft, and also Steelers might have extra draft capital from the team Tomlin goes to, because I don't believe for one second he won't be coaching either in 2026 or 2027, his ego is way to big and he's still relatively young in coaching years.

This is where I'm at. Willis is probably 2 years $40M. You might strike lighting (great) or flame out and get a top 10 pick next year in a draft with potentially 5 guys worthy guys.

20 million a year for a qb that has 1300 yards passing, 6 td and 3 int in his 4 year career? I'd rather just run with Mason or Will.

[Gonzo]

good grief - we just got a reprieve, a dream come true, a fresh start and a draft woitj like 12 picks and you want to sign Malik Willis ?

may as well bring back tomlin and go 9-8

[Ice]

If we get a creative offensive mind in the building who knows a guy he can hire to develop a QB, Chambliss (lost his appeal) or Green to develop might be an interesting place to go this year.

[LakecrestSteeler]

With Moore Deciding to stay in school the 2026 Qb looks really bad. So I was wondering do the Steelers look to trade their first and some draft capital for Extra 2027 draft picks ?

I'm not sure we need to. We could get a 1st and 2nd for Tomlin next year. We have so many holes that we should just focus on WRs and CBs this draft (along with an NT). I think we also need a TE. Washington is too slow and Freiermuth is a terrible blocker. We definitely could upgrade into the 21st century on that.

No on the NT unless someone publicly proclaims 3-4 or 4-3 and/or what type of 3-4 NT tackle they need and we are sure the DC is on-board too.

[StillerInCT]

Raiola got fucked. You love to see it.

[Steelafan77]

Challenge is to know what the new staff will want to implement scheme wise.

We got a pretty good idea of what was needed over the last 20 years.

Bit exciting going forward witnessing the birth of a new Steeler staff era.

Can’t remember who it was here that suggested promoting Khan to President of Player Personnel and Promote Weidl to General Manager.

I like that idea, perhaps Dan Rooney Jr. and Art Rooney Jr. can take over as administration President/Vice President.

[steelmann58]

Do you think Daniel will be taking more of a bigger Role. I like to keep Andy as he the player expert. With a young Coach added probably who will be calling the draft shots

[cop1211]

Way too many holes to trade up and lose picks. Trade down and get even more picks is what they should do. Get younger , faster, stronger. No QB this year. QB competition between Rudolph and Howard, go 2-15 in 2026 draft in the top 1-3 spots in 2027. Draft a QB without losing picks. Tomlin comes out of retirement the Steelers get a 1st and 2nd round draft picks.

2026
1.CB
2DE
3a.WR
3b.LG
3c.DL
3d.CB (slot)
4a.ILB
4b.OT
5.S
6.DL
6b.WR
7.RB ( Gainwell clone)

2027
1.QB
1b.WR
2a.TE
2b.DL
3.ILB
4.FS
5.OLB
6.OG
7.CB

[Steeldrama]

Raiola got fucked. You love to see it.

Nah

Raiola will be fine.

I'm sure he got quite the bag from Nike.

Coming off a broken leg he might qualify for a redshirt or he could always just transfer again (he seems to enjoy that).

I'm sure folks will still turn out in droves to watch the draft in dahntahn Pittsburgh, but man with Dante Moore returning this 2026 draft class is sure lacking big name star power.

[Jobu]

No QB this year. QB competition between Rudolph and Howard

No competition needed. Throw Howard out there and let him sink or swim. We know what Rudolph is…not much.

[Gonzo]

2027 has makings of a good QB class

[StillerDownSouth]

Malik Willis is a free agent and probably could be signed fairly cheap, I'm sure Green Bay will try to keep him, but he probably wants an opportunity to go somewhere to compete for a starting job, which I would be all for, let him, Mason and Will Howard compete this summer, use this draft to load up on talent elsewhere, and maybe Malik or Will will prove to be someone that the Steelers can possibly build around, if not Steelers will likely have a fairly high pick in 2027 when more QB's should be available in the draft, and also Steelers might have extra draft capital from the team Tomlin goes to, because I don't believe for one second he won't be coaching either in 2026 or 2027, his ego is way to big and he's still relatively young in coaching years.

This is where I'm at. Willis is probably 2 years $40M. You might strike lighting (great) or flame out and get a top 10 pick next year in a draft with potentially 5 guys worthy guys.

20 million a year for a qb that has 1300 yards passing, 6 td and 3 int in his 4 year career? I'd rather just run with Mason or Will.

The one game he started this year against the Ravens, he left the game either late 3rd or early 4th qtr after getting his shoulder injured:
18-21 85.7% 288 yards, 1 TD 0 Int 13.7 YPA...9 carries 60 yards 2 TD...Mason Rudolf has never sniffed a game like this.

[Stlcrtn1974]

1 game against the 30th ranked pass defense in the league doesn’t mean much.Maybe he's gotten better, but from watching him play in Tennessee, he made Pickett look like Montana.

I remember last year some here wanted Joe Milton after he played decent in 1 game.

I hope they have an open camp with Howard, Mason, and whoever letting the best one start and if that means they go 3-14, so be it.

[steelmann58]

I like the idea of turning some 2026 picks into some 2027 picks

[Gonzo]

1 game against the 30th ranked pass defense in the league doesn’t mean much.Maybe he's gotten better, but from watching him play in Tennessee, he made Pickett look like Montana.

I remember last year some here wanted Joe Milton after he played decent in 1 game.

I hope they have an open camp with Howard, Mason, and whoever letting the best one start and if that means they go 3-14, so be it.

Malik Willis is NOT the answer
Let Howard play … if They bring in Willis it’s because they think he can be an answer and that’s not a good signal

[lifelongsteel]

1 game against the 30th ranked pass defense in the league doesn’t mean much.Maybe he's gotten better, but from watching him play in Tennessee, he made Pickett look like Montana.

I remember last year some here wanted Joe Milton after he played decent in 1 game.

I hope they have an open camp with Howard, Mason, and whoever letting the best one start and if that means they go 3-14, so be it.

Malik Willis is NOT the answer
Let Howard play … if They bring in Willis it’s because they think he can be an answer and that’s not a good signal

I don't trust your scouting report on Willis (or mine). This is exactly why you hire a QB guru as your HC. btw any of the guys from the Shanahan tree will know exactly what Willis is and could be.

[K_C_]

Very concerning Ronde Barber who is as close to Tomlin as anyone, has said that he believes Tomlin is 100% done coaching.

I agree with him. Tomlin is great with players and can, for awhile, motivate men and bring the best out in them.

Unfortunately, Tomlin when it comes to X's and O's is a blithering fucking imbecile.

He has no plan. He never had a plan, especially offensively, except to coach football like it's 1974.

Tomlin won't win big anywhere he goes, unless he lands in a situation that is already championship caliber.

The only place that fits that bill (no pun intended) to me, is Buffalo. The Bills come up short again and I could see them giving Tomlin a call.

That organization is wasting Josh Allen's prime in the same way Mike Tomlin wasted the second half of Ben Roethlisberger's career.

[K_C_]

1 game against the 30th ranked pass defense in the league doesn’t mean much.Maybe he's gotten better, but from watching him play in Tennessee, he made Pickett look like Montana.

I remember last year some here wanted Joe Milton after he played decent in 1 game.

I hope they have an open camp with Howard, Mason, and whoever letting the best one start and if that means they go 3-14, so be it.

Malik Willis is NOT the answer
Let Howard play … if They bring in Willis it’s because they think he can be an answer and that’s not a good signal

C'mon. The Rooney's have already said they don't believe in the word "rebuild." They are not trusting next season to Mason and Will Howard.

I could see them moving up in the second round to take a flyer on Ty Simpson, hoping he can develop. Simpson WILL be there in the second round.

Allowing Mason, Howard and Simpson to battle it out makes more sense or signing Malik Willis, who has shown promise, also might work.

They are not tearing things completely down in Pittsburgh.

[anpsteel]

1 game against the 30th ranked pass defense in the league doesn’t mean much.Maybe he's gotten better, but from watching him play in Tennessee, he made Pickett look like Montana.

I remember last year some here wanted Joe Milton after he played decent in 1 game.

I hope they have an open camp with Howard, Mason, and whoever letting the best one start and if that means they go 3-14, so be it.

Malik Willis is NOT the answer
Let Howard play … if They bring in Willis it’s because they think he can be an answer and that’s not a good signal

C'mon. The Rooney's have already said they don't believe in the word "rebuild." They are not trusting next season to Mason and Will Howard.

I could see them moving up in the second round to take a flyer on Ty Simpson, hoping he can develop. Simpson WILL be there in the second round.

Allowing Mason, Howard and Simpson to battle it out makes more sense or signing Malik Willis, who has shown promise, also might work.

They are not tearing things completely down in Pittsburgh.

I think that’s Rooney just being Rooney

If he thinks they’ve been competing for a championship these past six or seven years he’s blind

The fact that he said they are not interested in any of the existing coaches and have let them all go, tells me they are doing a complete overhaul

Approximately half of their existing roster are free agents and it wouldn’t surprise me to see some of the older players retire

And while the team positioned themselves with enough draft to theoretically trade up for a quarterback in this upcoming draft, I have no doubt they realize that this quarterback class is not remotely as strong as they had anticipated

So if the new coaching staff comes in and says they want to roll with Howard and Rudolph I would much prefer that to bringing in some mediocre veteran

If Howard plays well, good deal you’ve got a quarterback. If he sucks, then you’ve improved your draft position for 2027, which does appear to have a bunch of quality quarterbacks coming out

Use this draft to rebuild your roster

Assumably with the new coach will come a new scheme and that scheme will need players to fit it

Aside from wide receiver, I would expect most of those draft selections to be allocated to defense.

I am hopeful they transition to a 43 base. And while I want them to draft an impact three down inside linebacker, Patrick Queen is almost certainly better suited to play in a 43 scheme. Peyton Wilson and Nick Herbig would be your outside linebackers.

And if it’s me, I’m doing everything I can to unload TJ Watt, absurd contract


AnyWho, here’s to what’s next