Steelers Predicted to Add SEC Quarterback in Late Rounds of NFL Draft
No matter if the Pittsburgh Steelers bring Aaron Rodgers back or not, there's still a need for a quarterback in the long term. In a perfect world, Rodgers would return, and the Steelers would draft a rookie. The said rookie would have a chance to learn from Rodgers, similar to how Jordan Love did in Green Bay for the Green Bay Packers, and end up being a decent quarterback.
ESPN's Ben Solak sees a fit between the Steelers and Garrett Nussmeier. Nussmeier was viewed as an elite draft prospect coming into the year, but didn't exactly have the year he was looking to have for LSU. In his latest projection, Solak has Pittsburgh landing Nussmeier in the third round at pick No.
99, pointing to both scheme fit and a familiar coaching pipeline as reasons why it makes sense. “The connection between the Steelers and Nussmeier is obvious. When Mike McCarthy was the head coach in Dallas, Nussmeier's father, Doug, was his quarterbacks coach.
Doug Nussmeier has stayed in the coaching tree, too, following Kellen Moore to the Chargers, then the Eagles and then the Saints. In that the Steelers need a developmental QB2 with more legs than 2025 sixth-rounder Will Howard, Garrett Nussmeier would be an option no matter what. The family connection only helps.
“Nussmeier isn't the biggest quarterback, which can be a concern for AFC North play in the uncovered Acrisure Stadium. He's 6-foot-2 with 9⅛-inch hands. But over 1,804 career snaps at LSU, Nussmeier had only seven fumbles, which is a testament to his ball security.