The Pittsburgh Steelers HAVE TO target this guy in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft!

Rob Gregson discusses why the Pittsburgh Steelers have to target Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft!

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00:00It's been a week since NFL free agency started and the Pittsburgh Steelers still have no

00:04true starting quarterback to show for.

00:07We all know deep down that while Mason Rudolph is a good story, he's not the long term answer

00:12which means it's time to start considering a specific name in round 1 of the NFL draft.

00:18Hey everyone, Rob Gregson of A-Z Sports Pittsburgh and today we're going to talk about Jackson

00:26Dart as the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback position.

00:30That's right, Jackson Dart, who came into prevalence with the Ole Miss Rebels under

00:35Lane Kiffin in the SEC.

00:38The Steelers are still waiting for Aaron Rodgers to really just call them back, quite frankly

00:43at this point.

00:44He has chosen the Minnesota Vikings as his number one spot.

00:48The problem is, the Vikings are unsure if they want him and if they say no, then perhaps

00:53Aaron Rodgers becomes the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback for 2025, but that's just the

00:59issue.

01:002025, whether it's Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, or some other veteran off the scrap heap is

01:08only a short term answer.

01:09The long term answer is unknown, but it could be found via Jackson Dart.

01:16Jerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Steelers have interest in

01:21both Jackson Dart and Will Howard of Ohio State.

01:25Here's the problem though, Will Howard, yeah you're looking at a day two, maybe even early

01:30day three kind of guy.

01:32Jackson Dart, no matter how much the Steelers may wish was a day two guy, is not getting

01:37out of the first round.

01:39Right or wrong, he has been on a meteoric rise ever since the end of the regular season

01:44for college football and he is going to go in round one on night one of the NFL draft.

01:52It's no ifs, ands, or buts about it, whether or not you think he's capable of performing

01:58in an NFL offense or if he has desirable starter traits, it doesn't matter, expect him to go.

02:05And if the Steelers are interested in Jackson Dart, they're going to have to pick him at

02:0921 if he's even there.

02:12We know that the top is going to be Cam Ward and Shadur Sanders likely in that order.

02:18But Jackson Dart has a lot of intrigue from a lot of teams.

02:22So if the Steelers miss out on Aaron Rodgers or can't put together a trade for some other

02:30veteran quarterback, maybe it is Mason Rudolph.

02:34But if you go into the 2025 season with Mason Rudolph and Mason Rudolph alone and just Skyler

02:41Thompson as your current backup, like their situation is right now, you're asking for

02:46a desperate fan base to have some hope that they just simply don't have.

02:52So if the Steelers strike out on Rodgers, look for them to attack quarterback in round

02:57one and look for Jackson Dart to potentially be a name to watch for the Steelers in 2025.