Steelers fans rejoice! Pittsburgh may have just landed the QB of the future at a bargain in the sixth round — and it’s time to grade their draft selection.
Ohio State QB Will Howard, once believed to be a consensus second- to third-round draft pick, dropped all the way to the sixth round — where the Steelers selected him with the 185th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
After passing on QB Shedeur Sanders three times in the draft, Howard’s sixth-round selection makes it all the more worthwhile — as he brings championship experience to the Steel City.
Howard is an accomplished mobile-pocket passer with an impressive collegiate stat line of 9,796 passing yards and 83 TDs — as well as accumulating 1,147 rushing yards and 26 TDs on the ground.
Howard’s 50 games played in college culminated in the ultimate reward for any college football prospect — a CFB championship.
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At pick No. 185, selecting Howard — who can easily develop behind the potential addition of Aaron Rodgers for a year — earns the Steelers an A+ grade.