Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's how the 2025 NFL Draft quarterback class compares to its predecessor.

Last season, an unprecedented six quarterbacks were taken in the first round, with Caleb Williams starting the draft off and Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy, Bo Nix, and Michael Penix all getting their names called before the end of the first round.

This time around, Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are first-round locks, with Jalen Milroe and Jaxson Dart hovering around the periphery.

So how does this year's class stack up to last year's? Alan breaks it down.

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