The Pittsburgh Steelers are still in a waiting game on the Aaron Rodgers front. But even if Rodgers ended up landing with them, the Steelers will still need someone to handle the job under center long term.
With the No. 21 pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the Steelers can use that to find a possible future franchise quarterback, whom they have struggled to find ever since Ben Roethlisberger retired from football.
For Super Bowl champion head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, one solution for the Steelers is Oregon Ducks product Dillon Gabriel (h/t Troy Montgomery of Steelers Depot)
“We’ve gotta address that quarterback position,” Dungy said Thursday on his podcast, Football Night in America. “I’m gonna make a shocking pick here and I’m gonna pick Dillon Gabriel from the University of Oregon. I think he’s a Bo Nix clone.
“He’s played six years in college football,” Dungy continued. “He’s thrown over 1,300 passes. He’s got a high percentage of completions. Doesn’t throw interceptions. He’s mobile. He doesn’t have maybe the big name of Sanders, but I think he is a guy who can step in and play and fix that quarterback position.”
Before declaring for the 2025 NFL draft, Gabriel played for the UCF Knights, Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Ducks. In 2024, he passed for 3,857 yards and 30 touchdowns with six interceptions on a 72.9 percent completion rate.
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