Shedeur Sanders to visit Steelers while Pittsburgh awaits Aaron Rodgers decision

The Pittsburgh Steelers are still in the mix to sign Aaron Rodgers, potentially sitting as the last team in the sweepstakes to sign the future Hall of Famer. But they're doing their due diligence on other quarterbacks beyond him, too.

Shedeur Sanders will visit the Steelers on Thursday, FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz reported Tuesday. Pittsburgh, who holds the 21st overall pick, is still very interested in potentially signing Rodgers, although it has also done extensive work on the quarterback prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, according to Schultz.

The Colorado quarterback is widely regarded as one of the top two quarterback prospects in this year's draft class. FOX Sports NFL Draft expert Rob Rang ranked Sanders as his No. 1 quarterback in the class and the 13th-best player overall. FOX Sports college football lead analyst Joel Klatt also has Sanders ranked as the best quarterback in the class, placing him at No. 8 on his big board. 

The sentiment that Sanders is the top quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft doesn't seem to be shared by a good number of NFL teams, though, or at least by the Tennessee Titans. Cam Ward is the heavy favorite to be the Titans' selection when they make the No. 1 overall pick on April 24. 

Even though the teams with the second (Cleveland Browns) and third (New York Giants) overall picks are in need of a longterm solution at quarterback, Sanders' draft stock still seems to be in flux. Rang had the Browns selecting Sanders at No. 2 in his most recent mock draft on Tuesday, but Nick Wright of "First Things First" had Sanders slipping to the Steelers in his mock draft on Monday.

FOX Sports NFL writer Greg Auman also outlined the uncertainty surrounding Sanders' draft stock on Tuesday, writing that the New