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Draft Night is finally here. Tune in and react with us as the names are announced.

The 2025 NFL Draft is finally here. The Steelers hold the 21st overall pick in the NFL Draft.

While you’re following along, a reminder that our 2025 NFL Draft Hub is full of information on prospects and is an excellent resource as the action plays out tonight.

There are plenty of questions that will be answered tonight.

• Will the Steelers stay at their original pick, or will they trade back? Will any teams want to move up to 21?
• Will PIT shore up the defensive line, add some new life to their rushing attack, or maybe even take a new signal caller? Those seem like the most likely options.
• If the Steelers DO go quarterback, which do they prefer?
• If the Steelers go DL, is it Harmon or bust? Would they pivot to another position if he’s gone?
• What will our AFC North rivals do?
• When will star running back Ashton Jeanty be selected?

Ryan and Ryland will be hanging out in the comment section all night. Say hello, and feel free to ask any questions you might have. Let’s have a fun draft night, everyone!

The Steelers and Bills may make a deal.

The 2025 NFL Draft is less than two hours from kicking off, and the Pittsburgh Steelers may already be in the process of putting together a draft-day trade.

According to Nick Farabugh of PennLive, the Steelers are “incredibly open” to trading back, and the Buffalo Bills are a team to watch in terms of a deal coming together.

In a loaded class of cornerbacks, the Bills could move up to get Will Johnson from Michigan or Jahdae Barron from Texas to be their second outside cornerback opposite Christian Benford. In this case, the Steelers could get a second-round pick in return, as the Bills have two second-rounders in this year’s draft.

In my final mock draft for USA Today’s Touchdown Wire, I predicted the Bills would be the team the Steelers trade with to get that second-round pick back, trading picks 21 and 83 to Buffalo in exchange for picks 30, 62, and 132.

Should the Steelers be able to get this haul to trade back, they should take it.

The Brian Daboll–Jaxson Dart connections preceding a report that pegged Shedeur Sanders as the QB2 on the Giants’ big board illustrates where we are on the NFL calendar effectively. This is peak smokescreen season.

Dart, though, was among the QBs to gain momentum as the pre-draft process wore on. The chance he becomes this draft’s second QB chosen, over Sanders, is squarely on the radar, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe. While Ely Allen’s PFR mock placed Dart ahead of Sanders, the latter falling to the QB3 slot in this draft — after being viewed as close to Cam Ward late last year — would be a blow for the second-generation NFL prospect. Daniel Jeremiah’s final NFL.com big board places Sanders 20th and Dart 36th.

A Malik Willis-like fall seems unlikely for Sanders, given the number of teams looking for quarterbacks, but his stock has undeniably taken a hit during the pre-draft process. Dart would stand to benefit, with Howe adding the Saints, Steelers and Rams are showing interest in the Ole Miss product. All three hosted Dart on “30” visits.

A Rams-Tyler Shough connection also emerged this week, and while it seemed then like the team would not use its first-round pick (No. 26) on a Matthew Stafford successor (as opposed to arming the roster to help the aging QB), this Dart rumor gives such a decision some legs. Stafford is under contract for two more seasons, but his contract adjustment still has not been revealed.

The Saints were tied to Dart a few weeks ago, and they have certainly done plenty of work on the QB. PFR’s mock sent Dart to New Orleans, but the team is not expected to want to use its No. 9 overall pick for a passer. Of course, if the Saints balk, they run the risk of missing out on their preferred second-tier QB option in this draft. And they still do not have Derek Carr clarity.

If the Saints do delay their QB need at 9, the Steelers will become the team to watch. Clubs already look to be closely monitoring Pittsburgh for a QB pick, as Denver’s No. 20 selection has come up in trade rumors. The Steelers (No. 21) appear to be sending signals in all directions, as Mike Tomlin is believed to back Sanders. Dart has come up on multiple occasions here as well, and a trade-down rumor — as the Steelers initially did not expect Sanders to fall out of the top 10 — also emerged.

As Aaron Rodgers has continued to leave the Steelers hanging, they have a decision to make soon. If Carr is able to play in 2025, the Saints and Rams have starter-caliber options to deploy. The Steelers would have a basement-level option in Mason Rudolph, highlighting their high-stakes draft.