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Steelers now staring at a desperate draft scenario after latest declaration

We have heard all season that the Pittsburgh Steelers planned to make a splash at the 2026 NFL draft and take a quarterback. That strategy has gone haywire as the once loaded crop of signal callers has fallen apart. The prospects who remain are top-heavy, and it could present more of a risk than what the Steelers had anticipated when they constructed this plan before the season began.

It's not the end of the world yet, as Fernando Mendoza and Dante Moore appear set to be the two top prospects at the position in the 2026 NFL Draft.