May Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe go a lot greater within the 2025 NFL Draft than many anticipate?
On Sunday, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler tweeted Milroe accepted his invitation to the draft, scheduled for April 24-26 in Inexperienced Bay. It is value noting the league is being extra selective with prospects who’re being invited to the draft this 12 months.
In February, Fox Sports activities’ Jordan Schultz tweeted the league “solely plans on inviting eight to 10 gamers who [it] feels are all high picks.”
Tankathon projects that the New Orleans Saints will take Milroe (6-foot-2, 217 kilos) with decide No. 93 within the third spherical.
In March, nonetheless, FS1’s Colin Cowherd mentioned an NFL govt informed him the Pittsburgh Steelers could contemplate taking Milroe with decide No. 21 within the first spherical (h/t Steelers Depot’s Joe Clark). On March 18, NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero tweeted the Steelers had dinner with the QB earlier than his professional day.
The Steelers are nonetheless courting free-agent QB Aaron Rodgers, who has yet to decide whether or not he’ll signal with them. Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson are the one QBs on Pittsburgh’s lively roster. Rudolph and Thompson have a mixed 10-10-1 beginning report within the common season.
Nonetheless, the Steelers or one other workforce taking Milroe within the first spherical can be a shock. He did not look NFL-ready in his closing season at Alabama.
In 13 games, he had 36 touchdowns (16 passing and 20 speeding) but in addition tossed a career-high 11 interceptions.
Milroe has some upside however may have to take a seat a season to achieve his potential. Sometimes, NFL groups spend first-round picks on gamers who can begin instantly.
QBs, nonetheless, are sometimes drafted too excessive. In three of the previous 4 drafts, three or more QBs have gone within the first spherical.
Milroe getting invited to the draft does not imply he is a assured first-rounder, however the place and the way excessive he goes could possibly be considered one of its extra compelling storylines.
