Shedeur Sanders is crossing his T’s and dotting his I’s as the 2025 NFL Draft approaches.

In a somewhat surprising move, the Colorado quarterback and long-assumed top-five draft pick is meeting with the Steelers on Thursday, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports.

The Steelers, who hold the No. 21 pick in the draft, would profile as a team well out of range to select the widely expected top draft pick.

Or are they?

He was long expected to be the apple of the Giants’ eye at No. 3, although Big Blue added Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston to the fold in free agency, adding to speculation that they could pass on drafting him altogether.

Sanders is currently projected to go No. 9 to the Saints, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper.

If Sanders slides past the Browns and Giants at No. 2 and 3 respectively, then it opens the door for the Steelers to consider trading up to draft him.

If the Saints pass on Sanders at No. 9, there’s no telling how far the drop would be for Sanders and maybe the Steelers could scoop him without moving at all.

The draft questions come as the Steelers have long been awaiting a response from free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers to see if he will be their steadying force behind center.

Rodgers had a throwing session with star receiver DK Metcalf at UCLA in March and the Steelers sounded optimistic about the possibility of the future Hall of Famer coming to Pittsburgh at last week’s NFL owners meetings.