Steelers Scout Potential First-Round QB Matchup | Week 8 2027 NFL Draft Scout

The Pittsburgh Steelers scouted a potential first-round quarterback battle on Saturday, as the Steelers had two members of the front office in Austin, Texas as the Texas Longhorns hosted the Ole Miss Rebels.

Texas is lead by Arch Manning, once the presumptive top pick in the 2027 NFL Draft class, but Manning has been struggling mightily, with Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian challenging him to improve his play this week after back-to-back losses to Florida and Oklahoma.

Manning, the nephew of NFL legends Payton and Eli Manning, was expected for years to be a top draft prospect, but he has fallen to No. 5 on the NFL Mock Draft Database consensus big board.

Ole Miss features Trinidad Chambliss at quarterback. Currently the No. 12 prospect in the 2027 NFL Draft class and the fifth-best quarterback, Chambliss has been plenty productive in his redshirt senior season with the Rebels.

After leading the SEC in passing, taking Ole Miss to the College Football Playoff and finishing eighth in Heisman Trophy voting last year, Chambliss has upped his game in 2026. He’s improved his completion percentage, and is throwing for more yards and touchdowns per game. He’s coming off back-to-back three-touchdown performances against Missouri and Vanderbilt.

The problem with Chambliss is his lack of stature. He’s listed at just 6-foot, 210 pounds by Ole Miss.

Derek Bell of Steelers Now ranks Manning as the No. 3 quarterback in the class and Chambliss as the No. 4.

The Steelers have now scouted all of the top six quarterbacks in the 2027 NFL Draft class in-person this season.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 8 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Ole Miss at Texas

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 2 EDGE Colin Simmons, Texas
No. 5 QB Arch Manning, Texas
No. 10 OT Trevor Goosby, Texas
No. 12 QB Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
No. 14 WR Cam Coleman, Texas
No. 15 DL Will Echoles, Ole Miss
No. 47 OT Melvin Siani, Texas
No. 49 OT Lance Heard, Kentucky
No. 52 RB Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss
No. 54 WR Deuce Alexander, Ole Miss
No. 61 DL Tavion Gadson, Kentucky
No. 63 S Jelani McDonald, Texas
No. 64 WR Ryan Wingo, Texas
No. 72 LB Rasheem Biles, Texas
No. 96 WR Junior Sherrill, Vanderbilt
No. 104 RB Hollywood Smothers, Texas
No. 108 LB Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 7 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

Cincinnati at West Virginia (Jim Ward, director of college scouting Dan Colbert)
Ohio State at Indiana
Florida at Texas
Florida State at Miami

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 1 WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
No. 2 QB Arch Manning, Texas
No. 3 EDGE Colin Simmons, Texas
No. 7 QB Darian Mensah, Miami
No. 9 OT Trevor Goosby, Texas
No. 10 WR Charlie Becker, Indiana
No. 11 WR Cam Coleman, Texas
No. 19 RB Jadan Baugh, Florida
No. 30 WR Nick Marsh, Indiana
No. 35 DL Justin Scott, Miami
No. 38 OT Carter Smith, Indiana
No. 45 EDGE Kenyatta Jackson, Ohio State
No. 46 DL Ahman Moten, Miami
No. 48 OT Melvin Siani, Texas
No. 50 QB Julian Sayin, Ohio State
No. 56 OT Samson Okunlola, Miami
No. 67 EDGE Damon Wilson, Jr., Miami
No. 68 IOL Austin Siereveld, Ohio State
No. 69 WR Ryan Wingo, Texas
No. 72 WR Duce Robinson, Florida State
No. 75 LB Rasheem Biles, Texas
No. 77 OJ Frederique Jr., Miami
No. 81 S Jaylen McClain, Ohio State
No. 85 S Jelani McDonald, Texas
No. 93 DL Emmanuel Oyebadejo, Florida
No. 103 IOL Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati
No. 108 CB Jamari Sharpe, Indiana
No. 112 RB Mark Fletcher, Miami
No. 125 IOL Luke Montgomery, Ohio State
No. 127 RB Hollywood Smothers, Texas
No. 147 WR Cooper Barkate. Miami

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 6 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

USC at Penn State (Jim Ward, senior personnel executive Sheldon White)
UCLA at Oregon
Kansas at Utah
UConn at Temple

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 6 QB Dante Moore, Oregon
No. 22 TE Jamari Johnson, Oregon
No. 27 DL A’Mauri Washington, Oregon
No. 44 EDGE Matayo Uiagelelei, Oregon
No. 61 QB Jayden Maiava, USC
No. 66 OT Zereoue Williams, Utah
No. 74 S Koi Perich, Oregon
No. 79 OT Elijah Paige, USC
No. 80 DL Bear Alexander, Oregon
No. 89 Iapani Laloulu, Oregon
No. 95 CB Audavion Collins, Penn State
No. 100 LB Tony Rojas, Penn State
No. 101 DL Jide Abasiri, USC
No. 109 EDGE Teitum Tuioti, Oregon
No. 110 S Jackson Bennee, Utah
No. 111 EDGE Sahir West, UCLA
No. 140 QB Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
No. 150 TE Peter Clarke, Temple

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 5 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

Penn State at Northwestern (Director of player scouting Mark Sadowski)
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Cincinnati at Arizona

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 4 CB Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
No. 14 QB CJ Carr, Notre Dame
No. 29 S Brauntae Johnson, Notre Dame
No. 38 LB Kingstonn Viliaum-Asa, Notre Dame
No. 54 EDGE Boubacar Traore, Notre Dame
No. 68 IOL Anthonie Knapp, Notre Dame
No. 82 LB Tony Rojas, Penn State
No. 94 IOL Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati
No. 128 CB Christian Grat, Notre Dame

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 4 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

Bucknell at Pitt (director of player scouting Mark Sadowski)
Oklahoma State at West Virginia
Oklahoma at Georgia

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 15 CB Ellis Robinson IV, Georgia
No. 16 DL David Stone, Oklahoma
No. 17 QB Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State
No. 18 S KJ Bolden, Georgia
No. 52 LB Chris Cole, Georgia
No. 95 RB Nate Frazier, Georgia
No. 98 WR Wyatt Young, Oklahoma State
No. 116 LB Peyton Bowen, Oklahoma

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 3 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

Syracuse at Pitt (scout Jim Ward)
Portland State at Oregon (scout Chidi Iuwoma)
Houston at Texas Tech
Kentucky at Texas A&M
Michigan State at Notre Dame
North Dakota at Nebraska
North Carolina at Clemson
USC at Rutgers

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 3 QB Dante Moore, Oregon
No. 5 CB Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
No. 10 QB CJ Carr, Notre Dame
No. 19 TE Jamari Johnson, Oregon
No. 21 DL A’Mauri Washington, Oregon
No. 24 CB Ashton Hampton, Clemson
No. 26 QB Bruantae Johnson, Notre Dame
No. 28, LB Sammy Brown, Clemson
No. 38 LB Kingston Viliamu-Asa, Notre Dame
No. 40, EDGE Matayo Uiagelelei, Oregon
No. 43, Rutgers WR KJ Duff
No. 48, EDGE Will Heldt, Clemson
No. 52 WR Mario Craver, Texas A&M
No. 55 QB Jayden Maiava, USC
No. 59 DL A.J. Holmes Jr., Texas Tech
No. 65 DL Bear Alexander, Oregon
No. 66 EDGE Boubacar Traore, Notre Dame
No. 70 DL Tavion Gadson, Kentucky
No. 78 WR Bryant Wesco, Clemson
No. 79 Brice Pollock, Texas Tech
No. 84 EDGE Anto Saka, Texas A&M
No. 88 CB Chris Peal, Syracuse
No. 90 EDGE Teitum Tuioti, Oregon
No. 91 S Koi Perich, Oregon
No. 93 IOL Iapani Laloulu, Oregon
No. 99 OT Lance Heard, Kentucky
No. 100 DL Mateen Ibirogba, Texas Tech
No. 102 CB Jalen Mayo, Houston
No. 103 LB Ben Roberts, Texas Tech
No. 105 TE Terrance Carter, Texas Tech
No. 121 OT Jacob Potnon, Texas Tech
No. 143 WR TJ Moore, Clemson
No. 165 USC OT Elijah Page

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 2 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

Rutgers at Boston College (Assistant GM Andy Weidl)
Oklahoma at Michigan
Alabama at Kentucky (scout Ike Taylor)
Arkansas at Utah
UCF at Pitt

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 12 DL David Stone, Oklahoma
No. 25 EDGE Yhonzae Pierre, Alabama
No. 36 WR Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama
No. 39 CB Zabien Brown, Alabama
No. 40 EDGE Quincy Rhodes Jr., Arkansas
No. 51 WR KJ Duff, Rutgers
No. 64 DL Tavion Gadson, Kentucky
No. 77 EDGE John Henry Daley, Michigan
No. 81 OT Lance Heard, Kentucky
No. 87 S Bray Hubbard, Alabama
No. 88 CB Jyaire Hill, Michigan
No. 90 EDGE Taylor Wein, Oklahoma
No. 98 S Jackson Bennee, Utah
No. 99 CB Jalen Mayo, Utah
No. 121 CB Zeke Berry, Michigan
No. 136 EGDE Kris Jones, Boston College
No. 137 DL Jayden Jackson, Oklahoma

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WEEK 1 2027 NFL DRAFT SCOUT REPORT

GAMES SCOUTED

Miami (Ohio) at Pitt
Idaho at Utah
Tulane at Duke
UMass at Rutgers
Ball State at Ohio State
Tulsa at Oklahoma State

TOP 100 PROSPECTS SCOUTED

No. 3 WR Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
No. 21 QB Julian Sayin, Ohio State
No. 22 QB Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State
No. 45 OT Austin Siereveld, Ohio State
No. 52 WR KJ Duff, Rutgers
No. 54 EDGE Kenyatta Jackson, Ohio State
No. 67 S Jaylen McClain, Ohio State
No. 88 CB Jalen Mayo, Utah
No. 97 WR Wyatt Young, Oklahoma State

Mike Boone contributed.