With the 2025 NFL Draft now in the books, most of the major events of the offseason are complete. There\u2019s training camp in late July, and OTAs and minicamps before then, but for the most part, the Steelers\u2019 roster is essentially filled out as the offseason starts to slow down.<\/p>\n
Complete, except for one position of course. Unfortunately for the Steelers, it\u2019s the most important position on the field. That is why Tyler Sullivan gives the Steelers\u2019 offseason a grade just north of average.<\/p>\n
\u201cI almost want to give them an \u2018incomplete\u2019 here,\u201d Sullivan said Thursday on\u00a0 CBS Sports HQ<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll give them a C+ because overall I do like what they were able to do. They finally were able to find a wide receiver, trading for DK Metcalf, signing him to that massive contract, but overall, who\u2019s throwing him the football? As much as I want to give them a higher grade, because I do like what they were able to do in certain aspects, I just can\u2019t get excited about the Pittsburgh Steelers right now because I don\u2019t know who\u2019s going to be under center.\u201d<\/p>\n This take is par for the course for how people have viewed the Steelers\u2019 offseason. Sullivan mentions all the things he thinks the Steelers managed to do well, and that list isn\u2019t short.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh had a massive lack of depth at wide receiver last year. It fixed that quickly this offseason, trading for DK Metcalf, and signing him to a five-year extension. At running back, the Steelers lost Najee Harris, but may have gotten a younger, more explosive version of him<\/a> in third-round draft pick Kaleb Johnson.<\/p>\n On the defensive side of the ball, there were two areas the Steelers targeted heavily throughout the offseason. One was at cornerback where they brought in Darius Slay to start opposite Joey Porter Jr. Help at nickel corner was needed too, and Pittsburgh signed Brandin Echols in free agency and drafted Donte Kent in the seventh round. Both have experience in that role. There are also the multiple additions to the front seven via the draft, including Derrick Harmon, Jack Sawyer and Yahya Black.<\/p>\n