| *Underclassmen |
| Others are listed in alphabetical order |
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |
| DT |
Brodrick Bunkley - Florida St
*Haloti Ngata - Oregon |
*John McCargo - North Carolina St
Gabe Watson - Michigan Claude Wroten - LSU Kyle Williams - LSU |
Babatunde Oshinowo - Stanford
Rodrique Wright - Texas Orien Harris - Miami, Fla Jonathan Lewis - Va Tech |
| Steelers Notes: Hampton is a pro bowler. Hoke proved to be a competent fill in when Hampton was injured in 2004. A 4-3 tackle that can play end in the 3-4 is a possibility. Taking a pure NT is less likely unless the idea is to move Hoke outside. The Steelers have not embraced that idea in the past. Bunkley's (6'2.6", 306, 4.97, 44 bp) combination of strength and athleticism has created a buzz. Ngata (6'4.1, 338, 5.19, 37 bp) is a huge, two gap run stuffer. McCargo (6'1.4", 302, 5.20, 25 bp) decided to come out early after only playing 7 games before suffering a stress fracture in his foot. Post season workouts have him on the rise. Watson (6'3.4", 339, 5.16, 36 bp) had a very inconsistent college career. His size, strength and quickness are unquestioned. His desire and work ethic are the issue. A strong week at the Senior Bowl helped rehabilitate his reputation. Wroten (6'2", 302) has to be relieved that felony drug charges were dropped. Of course admiting to marijuana possession and being unable to run due to a hamstring injury will not help. Williams (6'1.2", 299, 5.18, 32 bp) is active, disruptive and a bit undersized. Oshinowo (6'1.5", 304, 5.41, 33 bp) is a wide bodied run stuffer with experience playing the nose in a 3-4. Wright (6'5.1", 300, 5.16, 31 bp) and Harris (6'3.2", 301, 5.27, 25 bp) have never lived up to expectations. Lewis (6'1.1", 309, 5.04, 24 bp) is a high motor player that will need to improve his lower body strength to hold up at the point of attack. | |||
| DE |
*Mario Williams - North Carolina St
Kamerion Wimbley - Florida St (OLB) Manny Lawson - North Carolina St(OLB) Tamba Hali - Penn St |
Mathias Kiwanuka - Boston College
Darryl Tapp - Va Tech (OLB) Mark Anderson - Alabama (OLB) |
Chris Gocong - Cal Poly (ILB/OLB)
Victor Adeyanju - Indiana (OLB) Parys Haralson - Tennessee (OLB) Rob Ninkovich - Purdue (OLB) |
| Steelers Notes: Retaining Keisel was a necessity after losing von Oelhoeffen. Smith is set as the other starter. Bailey returns to take the role filled by Keisel last season. His ability to stay healthy is a question. Kirschke is a space filler that helps on special teams. Nua remains a project. A tall 4-3 tackle to move outside in the 3-4 is a strong possibility. Most of the collegiate 4-3 ends project as outside linebackers in the 3-4. Williams (6'7", 295, 4.73, 35 bp) is a top 5 pick and possesses the complete package. Wimbley (6'3.7", 248, 4.65, 24 bp) and Lawson (6'5.3", 241, 4.48, 23 bp) have the speed, quickness and athleticism that every team is looking for on the edge. Their lack of bulk is an issue in the 4-3. Hali (6'3", 275, 4.86, 18 bp) blossomed as a senior. He is a relentless pass rusher and better against the run than his size would indicate. Kiwanuka (6'5.6", 266, 4.73, 17 bp) is an underacheiver with physical skills that are tough to ignore. Tapp (6'1.5, 252, 4.84, 27 bp) is a tenacious playmaker that lacks top measurables. Anderson (6'4.2", 254, 4.61, 20 bp) opened some eyes with an impressive performance against Ferguson in the Senior Bowl. Gocong (6'2.1", 263, 4.78, 28 bp) actually played NT as a sophomore and junior. He has the strength, quickness and athleticism to end up as an inside or outside linebacker in a 3-4. Adeyanju (6'4.2", 274, 4.90, 22 bp) lost 7 pounds and ran the 40 much better at his pro day (4.68). That could lead a 3-4 team to take a chance on him at OLB. Haralson (6'1.2", 253, 4.84, 24 bp) lacks ideal size for a 4-3 and ideal speed for a 3-4. His tenacity and toughness are unquestioned. Ninkovich (6'3.1", 260, 4.93, 23 bp) has good instincts and quickness despite a lack of straight line speed. He did run better at his pro day (4.79). | |||
| ILB | D'Qwell Jackson - Maryland |
Abdul Hodge - Iowa
Gerris Wilkinson - Ga Tech (OLB) | |
| Steelers Notes: Farrior is coming off a down year. He is not getting any younger. Foote is a workmanlike starter that lacks big play ability. Wallace could develop into a top two down run stuffer to eventually replace Foote. There is little behind Farrior. Kriewaldt is a special teamer that is simply not an every down defender. Finding an athletic linebacker that can eventually take over for Farrior and help out on the outside in the short term would not be a bad idea. Jackson (6'0.4", 230, 4.78, 19 bp) and Hodge (6'0.3", 236, 4.79, 25 bp) are athletic, quick and instinctual. They need to play behind a defensive line that can keep blockers off of them. Jackson is better in pass coverage. Wilkinson (6'3", 233, 4.65, 19 bp) moved inside after playing DE and OLB. He plays hard, can get to ball carriers to make the tackle and is not out of place dropping into coverage. | |||
| OLB |
AJ Hawk - Ohio St
*Ernie Sims - Florida St Bobby Carpenter - Ohio St (ILB) Chad Greenway - Iowa DeMeco Ryans - Alabama |
Roger McIntosh - Miami, Fla (ILB)
Thomas Howard - UTEP (S) |
Jon Alston - Stanford (S)
Clint Ingram - Oklahoma Brent Hawkins - Illinois St (DE) |
| Steelers Notes: Porter and Haggans are both 29. Porter's skills as a pass rusher have been in decline for several years. The time is right to find an edge rusher to groom as a future starter outside even though Harrison was given an extension. Hawk (6'1", 248, 4.65, 24 bp) is a top 10 prospect. Sims (5'11.1", 231, 4.54, 25 bp) has incredible speed despite a lack of prototypical size. Carpenter (6'2.4", 256) suffered a broken ankle against Michigan. He did a full workout on March 9th in Columbus (4.66, 20 bp). Cowher was in attendance. Greenway (6'2.4", 242, 4.78, 16 bp) is a natural leader. His pro day 40 (4.58) helped keep him in the first round. Ryans (6'1.2", 236, 4.69, 23 bp) is a heady player that is always around the ball despite a lack of top measurables. He is not a great fit in the 3-4. McIntosh (6'2.1", 237, 4.63, 18 bp) is a versatile perform that could fill a backup role outside and eventually replace Farrior inside. Howard (6'3.2", 239, 4.47, 21 bp) is an incredible physical specimen that lacks top football instincts. Alston (6'0.6", 223, 4.50, 30 bp) could end up at strong safety or weak side LB depending on the defensive system. He is a playmaker that flies to the football. Ingram (6'1.6", 244, 4.67, 22 bp) has good size, top athleticism and is an asset in pass coverage. Hawkins (6'2.1", 240, 4.51, 23 bp) dominated at a lower level of competition after starting his career at Purdue. He was defensive MVP of the Hula Bowl. | |||
| CB |
Michael Huff - Texas (S)
*Antonio Cromartie - Florida St Tye Hill - Clemson Jimmy Williams - Va Tech (S) *Jonathon Joseph - South Carolina *Richard Marshall - Fresno St |
*Ashton Youboty - Ohio St
Kelly Jennings - Miami, Fla Cedric Griffen - Texas *Danieal Manning - Abilene Christian(S) David Pittman - Northwestern St |
Tim Jennings - Georgia
*Devin Hester - Miami, Fla (WR/KR) *Dee Webb - Florida Alan Zemaitis - Penn St (S) DeMario Minter - Georgia Will Blackmon - Boston College(WR/KR) |
| Steelers Notes: The resigning of Townsend means the top four on the depth chart return. Taylor, McFadden and Colclough have been added the last three years. Remember though that a team can never have too many corners. Early entries have made this a deep class. Someone to provide more depth and perhaps help in the return game will be picked at some point. Huff (6'0", 204, 4.35, 21 bp) will get a long look at corner because of his measurables after dominating at free safety as a senior. Cromartie (6'2.1", 209, 4.44, 18 bp) missed last season after tearing an ACL in July. Postseason workouts have him flying up draft boards. Hill (5'9.5", 185, 4.38) is fast and fluid. He is a track athlete that didn't concentrate fully on football until 2005. Williams (6'2.3", 213, 4.41, 12 bp) played corner for two years after starting at strong safety as a sophomore. He is self assured to the point of cockiness and supposedly came across poorly in combine interviews. He will not be every team's cup of tea, but has the skills to be worth the trouble. Joseph (5'11", 193, 4.32, 15 bp) is a raw talent that came out early despite limited experience. Marshall (5'11.1", 189, 4.46, 12 bp) and Youboty (5'11.6", 189, 4.43, 11 bp) are also early entries. They are high upside projects that possess a nice combination of size, speed and agility. Kelly Jennings (5'10.7", 178, 4.45, 12 bp) is a pure cover corner that lacks bulk. Griffen (6'0.1", 199, 4.54, 17 bp) fits best in a cover-2 scheme. He provides a physical presence with good quickness despite a lack of top straight line speed. Manning (5'10.6", 202, 4.47, 17 bp) originally signed a letter of intent with Nebraska. He is an instinctive, athletic player with experience at corner and free safety. He is also an accomplished return man. Pittman (5'11.2, 182, 4.51, 14 bp) is another track athlete that didn't start fully concentrating on football until his senior year. He made a mark at the Senior Bowl. Tim Jennings (5'7.6", 185, 4.34) is an undersized cover corner that will need to be kept away from bigger receivers. Hester (5'10.5", 190, 4.43, 16 bp) is an athlete that needs time to develop at corner. He has the ability to pitch in immediately as a returner and slot receiver. Webb (5'10.6", 183, 4.45) has the speed and quickness to develop into something special. His ability as a kick blocker on special teams adds value. Zemaitis (6'1.2", 194, 4.56, 10 bp) is another cover-2 prospect that could move to free safety. He is instinctive and productive despite the lack of top speed. Minter (5'11.1", 190, 4.52, 10 bp) is a physical corner that overpowered weaker foes. Blackmon (6'0.2", 198, 4.46) moved from corner to receiver as a senior. He also provides value in the return game. | |||
| S |
*Donte Whitner - Ohio St
Jason Allen - Tennessee (CB) |
Daniel Bullocks - Nebraska
*Ko Simpson - South Carolina *Darnell Bing - USC |
Calvin Lowry - Penn St
Anthony Smith - Syracuse Roman Harper - Alabama Pat Watkins - Florida St |
| Steelers Notes: Polamalu is a playmaker that is always around the ball. To compliment him the Steelers are not looking for a center fielder in pass coverage. Just someone that can manage the secondary and refrain from freelancing too often. They seem to prefer a player with speed that can tackle and play in or out of the box. Clark was signed to replace Hope. He seems more like a short term stopgap than long term starter. That makes free safety a major need. Whitner (5'10.1", 204, 4.45, 18 bp) would seem to be the prototype for what the Steelers want at the position. He is a solid tackler with excellent speed that has the tools to switch from strong safety to free safety. Unfortunately his post season workouts were so good that he will likely be long gone by pick 32. Allen (6'0.7", 209, 4.41, 17 bp) combines solid coverage skills with the ability to play the run. There have been rumors that he has failed at least two physicals because of either an arthritic shoulder operated on in January of 2005 or a dislocated hip suffered in October. The Steelers were reportedly enthused about his combine performance and do not think the injuries are disqualifying factors. Bullocks (6'0.4", 212, 4.41, 18 bp) is the twin brother of Saints safety and 2005 2nd rounder Josh. He is a leader with good physical attributes that is not quite as fluid as his brother. Simpson (6'1", 209, 4.47, 11 bp) is slightly overrage at 23 despite declaring after his redshirt sophomore season. Bing (6'2", 227, 4.53, 17 bp) is a big hitter that doesn't always make the best decisions. Bing visited Pittsburgh and the Steelers seem more interested in him than either Bullocks or Simpson. Lowry (5'11", 200, 4.49, 15 bp) is one of the few Nittany Lions that ran at the combine. He is also perhaps the only one that has improved his stock in the post season. Smith (6'0.1", 194, 4.71, 18 bp) and Harper (5'11.7", 198, 4.48, 19 bp) are intelligent, solid in run support and can play either safety spot. Smith ran a bit better at his pro day (4.57). Watkins (6'4.6, 211, 4.44, 14 bp) is big, fast and not very physical. His lack of intensity raises a red flag. | |||
| Rounds 4-5 | Rounds 6-7 | Others | |
| DT |
Dusty Dvoracek - Oklahoma
Barry Cofield - Northwestern LeKevin Smith - Nebraska Montavious Stanley - Louisville Jesse Mahelona - Tennessee Kedric Golston - Georgia *Tony McDaniel - Tennessee Manaia Brown - BYU Titus Adams - Nebraska Marcus Green - Ohio St McKinley Boykin - Mississippi |
Domata Peko - Michigan St
Henry Anderson - Oregon St Johnny Jolly - Texas A&M Steve Fifita - Utah Tommy Jackson - Auburn Manase Hopoi - Washington (DE) Fred Evans - Texas St Tim Sandidge - Va Tech Kader Drame - Syracuse Larry Dibbles - Texas Anthony Montgomery - Minnesota |
Gerald Anderson - Georgia
Myron Anderson - Arkansas St Remi Ayodele - Oklahoma Katon Bethay - Wofford Michael Bozeman - Mississippi Antwon Burton - Temple Casey Carroll - Stanford Zarnell Fitch - TCU Sam Ford - New Mexico St Vince Fuela - BYU James Garee - Colorado (DE) Kiki Gonzales - Akron Rudy Griffin - Alabama Brent Grover - Purdue Alex Guerrero - Boise St Jesse Hayes - Howard Dwayne Herndon - North Carolina St Ernest Hunter - West Va (DE) Nick Leaders - Iowa St Jeff Littljohn - Middle Tenn St Mark Losli - Minnesota Vaka Manupuna - Colorado Daniel Marquardt - BYU Wilbert Martin - TX A&M, Kingsville Patrick Massey - Michigan Ryan Matha - Illinois Brandon McKinney - Michigan St Trey Mielsch - Kentucky Derrick Mincey - Southeastern La Chris Mineo - UTEP Daniel Muir - Kent St Frisner Nelson - Central Fla CJ Niusulu - UCLA Chase Page - North Carolina Marcus Parker - New Mexico Delroy Parke - Colorado St Tom Parks - Delaware Scott Paxson - Penn St (DE) LaJuan Ramsey - USC Ernest Respress - Ala, Birmingham Kwakou Robinson - Virginia Rob Schroeder - Buffalo Alvin Smith - Oregon St Thomas Smith - Pitt Freddy St. Preux - South Carolina Trey Tate - Clemson Tony Thompson - Central Mich Fred Thwreatt - Texas Tech Chris Turner - Alabama Franklin Turner - Albany St Brandon Villarreal - Purdue Al Washington - Boston College Steve Williams - NW Missouri St Sam Williamson - Ala, Birmingham Joe Woodridge - Western Kent |
| Steelers Notes: Dvoracek (6'2.6", 306, 5.07, 31 bp) is a high risk, high reward player that has had numerous injuries and off the field issues. On the field he is a tenacious, instinctive playmaker. Cofield (6'4", 304, 5.03, 35 bp) is a good fit at 3-4 end. Smith (6'2.7", 316, 5.06, 30 bp) and Stanley (6'2.1", 313, 5.24) possess a nice combination of strength and quickness. Both have injury concerns. Smith has had surgery on both knees. Stanley tore a pectoral muscle and missed the Gator Bowl. Mahelona (6'0.4", 311, 5.34, 27 bp) is a one gap penatrator that has a quick first step despite a lack of straight line speed. Golston (6'4", 300, 4.94, 31 bp) and McDaniel (6'6.4", 288, 4.93) are high risk, high reward. Golston's injury history and off the field issues are a concern. McDaniel is strong, powerful and immature. Brown (6'2.7", 301, 5.07, 21 bp) provides versatility in the 4-3. He could hold up at tackle and has the quickness to play end. Adams (6'3.3", 306, 5.13, 15 bp) needs to get stronger to hold up at the point of attack. Green (6'1.2", 295, 5.24, 33 bp) and Boykin (6'1", 289, 5.01, 30 bp) are undersized and limited to the interior line. Anderson (6'3.7", 306, 5.23, 27 bp) was a productive collegian that lacks suddeness and burst. Peko (6'2.6", 307, 5.27, 25 bp), Jolly (6'3.2", 5.28, 317), Fifita (5'11.6", 319, 38 bp) and Jackson (6'0.3", 304, 5.26, 26 bp) are one dimensional interior run stuffers. | |||
| DE |
Elvis Dumervil - Louisville (OLB)
Frostee Rucker - USC *Ray Edwards - Purdue Eric Henderson - Ga Tech (ILB/OLB) Mike Kudla - Ohio St (ILB/OLB) *Stanley McClover - Auburn (OLB) James Wyche - Syracuse (OLB) Julian Jenkins - Stanford (DT) Jason Hatcher - Grambling Ryan LaCasse - Syracuse (OLB) |
Brandon Guillory - La, Monroe (OLB)
Jeremy Mincey - Florida Melvin Oliver - LSU (DT) Matthew Rice - Penn St Darrell Adams - Villanova AJ Schable - South Dakota *Roderkus Wright - Grossmont JC Charles Bennett - Clemson (OLB) Charlton Keith - Kansas (OLB) Javon Nanton - Miami, Fla (OLB) |
Phil Alexander - Duke
Jermial Ashley - Kansas Craig Bailey - Nevada Val Barnaby - Rutgers Stephen Bowen - Hofstra Adam Braidwood - Washington St Michael Brown - Howard Copeland Bryan - Arizona (OLB) Paul Carrington - Central Fla Thomas Carroll - Miami, Fla Jeff Charleston - Idaho St Lavon Chisley - Penn St Sean Conover - Bucknell Charlie Cosgrove - St Cloud St Tommy Davis - North Carolina Scott Edmonds - Kansas St Willie Evans - Mississippi St Clayton Farrell - Abilene Christian Brady Fosmark - Weber St Jason Hall - Tennessee Quince Holman - Northern Ill Jacob Houston - Sacramento St Justin Johnson - California (OLB) Marcus Johnson - Miami, Ohio Derrick Jones - San Jose St Tim Jones - South Fla Blair Kramer - Ball St Kade Lane - Houston Devan Long - Oregon Tosh Lupoi - California Patrick Massey - Michigan Shawn Mayne - UConn Garrett McIntyre - Fresno St JJ Milan - Nevada Jayme Mitchell - Mississippi Kyle Mitchell - Indiana St Leon Moore - UNLV Kyle Morgan - UCLA Wali Muhammad - Nebraska Montez Murphy - Baylor Ryan Neill - Rutgers Marcus Parker - New Mexico Travis Parker - Ga Tech Lennard Patton - Grambling *Bobby Payne - Middle Tenn St Mel Purcell - Hawaii Rannoris Ray - TCU Adam Roberts - Cincinnati Terrence Royal - South Fla Devarick Scandrett - Middle Tenn St Brennan Schmitt - Virginia Marcus Smith - Arizona Joe Sykes - West Va Evroy Thompson - New Mexico *Moe Thompson - South Carolina Dave Tollefson - NW Missouri St Marcus West - Memphis *Michael Williams - Texas College(OLB) |
| Steelers Notes: Dumervil (5'11.3", 257, 4.78, 30 bp) and Rucker (6'3.2", 267, 4.80) were productive collegians that lack top measurables. Edwards (6'4.6", 273, 4.82, 30 bp) would need to add bulk and lower body strength to play end in the 3-4. He came out early because of a poor relationship with Joe Tiller. Henderson (6'1.7", 270, 30 bp) and Kudla (6'1.5, 265, 4.75, 45 bp) are hard workers that could end up as inside linebackers in a 3-4. Henderson is more athletic, but has suffered through a long string of injuries. McClover (6'2.3", 262, 4.71, 19 bp) came out early despite missing time with ankle and hamstring injuries. He is a project with some upside. Wyche (6'5.3", 262, 4.65, 27 bp) is a tall, rangy athlete that needs to develop a better work ethic. Jenkins (6'3.5", 277, 5.04, 25 bp) has the build to add bulk and develop into a pure 3-4 end. Hatcher (6'5.7", 284, 4.92, 28 bp) is a raw 3-4 end prospect with a size/speed ratio that is tough to ignore. LaCasse (6'2.3", 257, 4.54, 34 bp) and Guillory (6'3.6", 253, 4.53, 19 bp) have long frames and excellent speed. They could add bulk and play down in a 4-3 or stand up outside in a 3-4. Mincey (6'3.4", 259, 4.76, 27 bp) is an undersized 4-3 end prospect that doesn't seem to fit in a 3-4. Oliver (6'2.6", 278, 4.96, 17 bp), Rice (6'4", 271, 4.87, 19 bp), Adams (6'4.5", 277, 5.10, 22 bp), Schable (6'3.6", 281, 4.81, 31 bp) and Wright (6'4", 275, 4.95, 22 bp) have the frames to get bigger and develop into 3-4 ends. Bennett (6'3.5", 258, 4.73, 19 bp), Keith (6'4.3", 237, 4.82, 12 bp) and Nanton (6'3.3", 4.88, 250, 22 bp) lack the bulk to be 4-3 ends and the speed to be 3-4 linebackers. | |||
| ILB |
Freddie Keiaho - San Diego St (OLB)
Leon Williams - Miami, Fla Tim Dobbins - Iowa St Anthony Schlegel - Ohio St Fred Roach - Alabama *Kai Parham - Virginia Dale Robinson - Arizona St (OLB) |
Tim McGarrigle - Northwestern
Oliver Hoyte - North Carolina St Kevin Schimmelmann - Stanford Kevin Simon - Tennessee Trent Bray - Oregon St Justin London - UCLA Aaron Harris - Texas |
Colin Allred - Baylor
Chad Anderson - Kentucky Anthony Cannon - Tulane Valentine Chude - Western NM Kevis Coley - Southern Miss Jimmy Cottrell - New Mexico St Michael Craven - Stanford Larres Curry - Benedict Titus Curry - Benedict Joey Cwik - Eastern Wash Shomari Earls - Fla Atlantic Lee Foliaki -Texas A&M Willie Freeman - Furman Ray Henderson - Boston College David Holloway - Maryland Justin Huggard - VMI Ricardo Hurley - South Carolina Courtney Jones - Colorado St Anthony Jordan - Toledo Kevin Kane - Kansas Lance Laury - South Carolina DD Lee - SMU Joe Lobendahn - Washington Corey Mays - Notre Dame Scott McClintock - Michigan Archie McDaniel - Texas A&M Sam McGrew - Florida St Seth Mitchell - Michigan St Mike Mohoric - New Mexico Chris Moore - East Carolina Clarke Moore - Arkansas John Pannozzo - Indiana (FB) Lawrence Pinson - Oklahoma St Derek Rehage - Miami, Ohio Marvin Simmons - Kansas St John Syptak - Rice (DE/OLB) Charles Thompson - Western Kent Gabe Toomey - Kansas Otis Washington - Vanderbilt Dustin Williams - Kentucky |
| Steelers Notes: Keiaho (5'11.2", 230, 4.68, 15 bp) blossomed as a senior as the replacement for Kirk Morrision. His lack of ideal size is less of an issue inside in a 3-4. Williams (6'3", 245, 4.61, 25 bp) is physically gifted, but lacks football smarts. He is versatile and will help immediately on special teams. Dobbins (6'1.1", 246, 4.61, 23 bp) is a solid run stuffer with enough athleticism to develop into something more than a 2-down player. Schlegel (6'0.4", 250, 4.86, 21 bp), Roach (6'1.7", 257, 5.01) and Parham (6'3", 256, 5.03, 30 bp) are limited 2-down run stuffers. Roach helped himself by having a better pro day (4.88, 18 bp) than combine. Robinson (6'0.3", 231, 4.86, 18 bp) is an undersized playmaker that is always around the ball. McGarrigle (6'0.5", 242, 4.76) is the all time leading tackler in division I-A history. Both he and Hoyte (6'2.5", 245, 5.01, 19 bp) are tough, hard working run defenders that lack athleticism. Schimmelmann (6'2.4", 228, 4.63, 24 bp) is a sleeper that as a senior moved from safety to ILB in a 3-4. Simon (5'10", 235, 4.93, 26 bp), Bray (6'0.5", 231, 4.90, 18 bp), London (6'0.5", 235, 4.82) and Harris (5'11.3", 225, 4.98, 15 bp) are undersized and slow. Not a good combination. | |||
| OLB |
James Anderson - Va Tech
Terna Nande - Miami, Ohio *Stephen Tulloch - North Carolina St AJ Nicholson - Florida St Spencer Havner - UCLA (ILB) Brandon Johnson - Louisville Jamar Williams - Arizona St Brian Iwuh - Colorado (SS) John Busing - Miami, Ohio |
Ricky Brown - Boston College
Jason Hunter - Appalachian St Cameron Vaughn - LSU William Kershaw - Maryland Omar Gaither - Tennessee Travis Williams - Auburn Keith Ellison - Oregon St Antarrious Williams - Auburn Will Derting - Washington St |
Digger Anderson - North Dakota
Mike Anderson - Idaho Bryant Atkinson - BYU Antwan Barnes - Fla Atlantic Evan Benjamin - Washington Bruce Branch - Northern Arizona Fredricc Brock - Texas Southern Pierre Brown - Arkansas Ladrelle Bryant - Indiana St Dennis Burke - Middle Tenn St Marvin Byrdsong - Northwestern St Terrance Chavis - Arkansas St John Chick - Utah St Roosevelt Crooks - Nevada Bernard Davis - Troy Akarika Dawn - Colorado David Dixon - Hutchison JC Paul Duren - Oklahoma St Diontre Earl - Akron Banks Floodman - Kansas Nick Hannah - Eastern Oregon James Hargrave - UConn Chris Hayes - TCU Kenny Hollis - LSU JJ Horne - Pitt Brandon Hoyte - Notre Dame Don Ieremia-Stansbury - SMU Ben Ishola - Indiana Bobby Iwuchukwu - Purdue Chris Jaax - Pittsburg St Kyle Killion - Indiana Javan Lee - Northern Ill Nick Maruds - Montana St Antonio Mason - Illinois Todd McCullough - Florida Kyle McKenzie - Minnesota Marcus Mikulec - Sam Houston St Jason Mitchell - Tennessee John Najm - Arkansas St Moses Osemwegie - Vanderbilt Justin Parrish - Kent St Matt Pattison - UNLV Brandon Perkins - Kansas Kellen Pruitt - Syracuse Nick Reid - Kansas Tommy Richardson - North Carolina Aaron Robins - Wyoming Alvin Robinson - North Dakota St Jay Rohr - Akron John Saldi - Texas Tech Dontez Sanders - Wisconsin Byron Santiago - La Tech Dallas Sartz - USC Spencer Toone - Utah Anthony Trucks - Oregon Paul Walkenhorst - BYU Jermaine Walker - Maine Derrick White - Georgia Durrell White - Kentucky Pierre Woods - Michigan (DE) |
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Steelers Notes: Anderson (6'2.6", 229, 4.64) lacks the bulk to take on blockers at the point of attack. He is best in pursuit and pass coverage. Nande (6'0.1", 232, 4.53, 41 bp) is a workout warrior that has been unable to stay healthy. Tulloch (5'10.6", 241, 4.86, 27 bp) and Nicholson (6'0.6", 252, 4.91, 25 bp) disappointed in Indianapolis. Tulloch ran better at his pro day (4.75). So did Nicholson (4.74). Havner (6'3.3", 242, 4.73, 18 bp) is an instictive, high motor player. He is solid in zone coverage and better in space than at the point of attack. Johnson (6'4.7", 228, 4.47, 11 bp) needs to add bulk. Jamar Williams (6'0.2", 236, 4.64, 21 bp) performs better than he measures. Iwuh (6'0", 234, 20 bp) lost 10 pounds between the combine and when he ran at his pro day (4.66). Busing (6'2", 231, 4.58, 29 bp), Brown (6'2", 230, 4.46, 18 bp) and Hunter (6'4.4", 232, 4.53, 22 bp) will get a chance somewhere based on their workouts. Vaughn (6'3.6", 235, 4.75, 17 bp) is a steady player that lacks explosiveness. Kershaw (6'2.6", 240, 4.69, 21 bp) probably fits best outside in a 3-4. Gaither (6'1", 235, 4.82, 23 bp), Travis Williams (5'11.5", 216, 4.69, 18 bp), Ellison (6'1.4", 235, 4.84, 24 bp) and Antarrious Williams (5'10.1", 224, 4.60, 20 bp) don't stand out. Derting (6'0.2", 247) will miss the 2006 season after having ACL replacement surgery in late December.
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| CB |
*Derrick Martin - Wyoming
Marcus Maxey - Miami, Fla Dion Byrum - Ohio Anwar Phillips - Penn St (S) Darrell Hunter - Miami, Ohio Gerrick McPhearson - Maryland Josh Lay - Pittsburgh JJ Rushing - Stanford Anthony Madison - Alabama |
Chijioke Onyenegecha - Oklahoma (S)
*Charles Gordon - Kansas Justin Wyatt - USC Alton McCann - West Va Reuben Houston - Ga Tech Antonio Malone - Toledo John Walker - USC Willie Smith - Marshall Khalid Naziruddin - Texas Tech |
Charles Akinyemi - SMU
Antwan Allen - Iowa Theo Baines - Kansas Eric Bassey - Oklahoma Brett Bell - Wisconsin Marques Binns - Grambling Deonte Bolden - Carson Newman Roger Brown - Delaware Jarrett Bush - Utah St Quincy Butler - TCU Drew Coleman - TCU Dennis Davis - Ga Tech Kevin Dockery - Mississippi St Barry Drakeford - Kent St Charles Ealy - UNLV Kevin Edwards - Montana Jacob Elimimian - San Diego St John Eubanks - Southern Miss Johnny Faulk - Troy Cortland Finnegan - Samford Gabriel Fulbright - New Mexico Aaron Gipson - Oregon Josh Golden - Arizona St Cletis Gordon - Jackson St Steve Gregory - Syracuse Brent Grimes - Shippensburg Chris Hawkins - Marshall Jaren Hayes - Michigan St Carlos Hendricks - Ala, Birmingham Brian Hickman - Purdue LaMarcus Hicks - Iowa St Keeyon Howard - Central Methodist Antoine Huffman - Kentucky Willie Hughley - Fla Atlantic Rolando Humphrey - SMU Shannon James - UMass Jovon Johnson - Iowa Travis Johnson - Mississippi Jelani Jordan - Bowling Green Marcus King - Missouri AJ Kinkade - Missouri Sean Lucas - Tulane Jerrell Malone - New Mexico Grant Mason - Stanford Marlin Maxwell - Central Mich Jay McCariens - Princeton John McPherson - Central Missouri St Anthony Mims - West Va RJ Oliver - Arizona St Justin Phinisee - Oregon DeMarcus Rideaux - Mayville St Leyonne Rowan - Wisconsin Bo Smith - Kentucky Leroy Smith - Florida St Davon Telp - Towson Alex Teems - Washington St Darius Vinnett - Arkansas Calvin Washington - Missouri Ray Washington - Fresno St Tramon Williams - La Tech |
| Steelers Notes: Martin (5'10", 202, 4.53, 17 bp) is a pure cover corner that needs to be more physical. He came out early despite playing worse as a junior than as a sophomore. Maxey (6'1.4", 198, 4.51, 14 bp) had to beat out Hester to win a starting job as a senior. He is a willing run defender that will also help on special teams. Byrum (5'10.4", 4.43, 12 bp) is a playmaker that needs to learn when not to take chances. Phillips (5'11.5", 193, 4.59, 10 bp) may have to play safety. He is a hard worker that is more quick than fast. Hunter (5'11.7", 206, 4.48, 8 bp), McPhearson (5'10.1", 196, 4.42, 18 bp) and Lay (6'0", 197, 4.47, 16 bp) were never as productive as their physical skills would indicate. Rushing (5'9", 186, 4.40, 20 bp) and Madison (5'8.3", 180, 4.40, 14 bp) got noticed at their respective pro days because of speed. Rushing adds value as a kick returner. Onyenegecha (6'1.3", 215, 4.52, 16 bp) was a JC tranfer that lacks experience. He has good size and speed. Gordon (5'10.1", 183, 4.69, 12 bp) should have stayed in school. His surprisingly slow 40 time is an issue. He could help as a return man. Wyatt (5'9.1", 189, 4.63, 14 bp), McCann (5'11.2", 197, 4.57), Houston (5'11.7", 192, 4.64, 21 bp), Malone (5'11.6", 200, 4.59, 10 bp), Walker (5'11.6", 205, 4.64), Smith (6'0.1", 209, 4.68, 11 bp) and Naziruddin (5'9.1", 185, 4.71, 17 bp) are all borderline prospects that lack speed. | |||
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*Bernard Pollard - Purdue
Marcus Hudson - North Carolina St (CB) Antoine Bethea - Howard Greg Blue - Georgia Nate Salley - Ohio St Eric Smith - Michigan St Charlie Peprah - Alabama Justin Hamilton - Va Tech Trevis Coley - Southern Miss Antwan Marsh - Pikesville Willie Andrews - Baylor Dwayne Slay - Texas Tech |
Dawan Landry - Ga Tech
Jarrad Page - UCLA Scott Ware - USC Chris Harrell - Penn St Jahmile Addae - West Va Greg Threat - Miami, Fla Tyrone Culver - Fresno St Harrison Smith - California (CB) Reed Doughty - Northern Colorado Darrell Brooks - Arizona Vincent Meeks - Texas Tech Marcus Demps - San Diego St |
Muhammad Abdullah - Kentucky
Kedrick Alexander - Tulsa Jaxson Appel - Texas A&M Zach Baker - East Carolina Stephen Barrett - McNeese St Darnell Bennett - Stephen F. Austin JJ Billingsley - Colorado Tra Boger - Tulane AJ Bryant - Ga Southern Javan Camon - South Fla Mahlon Carey - North Carolina Stephen Cason - William & Mary OC Collins - Memphis Matt Crispell - East Stroudsburg Dion Elie - Akron Tyler Everett - Ohio St Rodney Flowers - Kansas Kevin Ford - Western Mich Emmanuel Franklin - Arizona St Jamaal Fudge - Clemson Travis Garcia - Colorado St Will Gulley - Houston Cam Hall - Boise St Kyler Hall - Florida Marques Hagans - Virginia Jamey Harper - SMU Chris Harris - La, Monroe Herschel Henderson - Northwestern Jarvis Herring - Florida Tom Hubbard - Colorado Keon Jackson - Toledo Brandon Johnson - Tennessee Bret Jones - Kansas St Ronald Jones - Texas A&M Jamar Landrum - Tennessee St Maurice Lane - Baylor Mike Lorello - West Va Lono Manners - Hawaii Robert Mason - VMI Donnie McCleskey - California Lamon Means - Arizona Joe Miklos - UNLV Jeremy Modkins - TCU Tez Morris - Pitt Nik Moser - Iowa St Alvin Nnabuife - SMU Brian Nunez - San Jose St Kelechi Ohanaja - Vanderbilt Andrew Pace - Vanderbilt Steve Paris - Iowa St John Pawielski - Minnesota Leonard Peters - Hawaii Josh Powell - San Jose St Chris Reis - Ga Tech Kelvin Robinson - Mississippi Lerinezo Robinson - Arkansas Jason Simpson - Missouri Kyle Smith - Purdue Monte Smith - Appalachian St Ray Smith - Northern Ill Wesley Smith - Memphis Ben Stratton - Colorado St Stacy Thomas - Texas Southern Jamie Thompson - Oklahoma St Nick Turnbull - Fla International Tremaine Tyler - South Carolina Vikiel Vaughn - Arkansas Morris Virgil - Illinois Julius Wainwright - Ala, Birmingham Justin Whitmore - Ala, Birmingham Darren Williams - Jacksonville St Shelton Williams - La, Monroe Travis Williams - Illinois Eric Wilson - San Jose St CJ Woodard - Duke Rontrell Woodruff - Eastern Mich |
| Steelers Notes: Pollard (6'1.7", 224, 4.59, 18 bp) hits like a linebacker. He is an in the box safety that lacks coverage skills. Hudson (6'0.7", 194, 4.59) played both free safety and corner. He has good instincts and is solid in run suport. Bethea's (5'11", 203, 4.42, 19 bp) physical skills are tough to ignore despite a lack of prototypical height. Blue (6'2.2", 216, 4.62, 16 bp), Salley (6'1.6", 216, 4.67, 14 bp) and Eric Smith (6'1", 209, 4.67, 21 bp) are aggresive hitters that lack top speed. Peprah (5'10.7", 206, 4.68, 15 bp) has played strong safety and corner. He is a willing hitter that is athletic and smooth in coverage. Hamilton (6'2.4", 218, 4.52, 19 bp), Coley (6'1", 227, 4.50, 18 bp) and Marsh (6'1.6", 216, 4.50, 11 bp) made a statement at their respective pro day workouts. Andrews (5'9.3", 193, 4.38, 7 bp) is a dynamic returner. Slay (6'3.4", 216, 4.82), Landry (6'0.7", 220, 4.70, 18 bp), Page (6'0.3, 239, 4.65), Ware (6'1.1", 218, 4.72, 15 bp) and Harrell (6'0.3", 209, 4.75, 15 bp) are strong safeties that could help on special teams. Addae (5'10.2", 214, 4.75) and Threat (5'11.6", 197, 4.61, 10 bp) can play either strong or free safety. Culver (6'1", 200, 4.60, 23 bp), Harrison Smith (6'1.6", 199, 4.67, 15 bp), Doughty (6'0.4", 209, 4.68, 15 bp) and Brooks (6'0.3", 198, 4.69, 7 bp) are late round free safety prospects. Meeks (5'10.5", 210, 4.92, 11 bp) and Demps (5'11.6", 198, 4.77, 17 bp) are limited by a lack of speed. | |||
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Josh Huston - Ohio St
Stephen Gostkowski - Memphis Jon Scifres - Missouri St Connor Hughes - Virginia Deric Yaussi - Wyoming |
Josh Brown - South Carolina
Sean Comiskey - La, Lafayette Trey DiCarlo - Oklahoma Jeff Glas - North Dakota Santiago Gramatica - South Fla Jaret Johnson - Idaho St Joe Johnson - Weber St Ben Jones - Purdue Greg Kuehn - William & Mary Chris McMurtray - SMU Todd Peagram - Texas A&M Tony Yelk - Iowas St | |
| Steelers Notes: This is not a good year for kickers. That isn't an issue with Reed on the roster. Huston showed solid leg strength and accuracy taking over for 2005 second rounder Nugent. Gostkowski is an accurate short to medium range kicker that lacks top leg strength. Scifres is a small college sleeper that could start off as a kickoff specialist. Hughes had a very good senior season and kicks better than he looks. Yaussi did not perform as well in 2005 as expected. He is an accurate short range kicker. | |||
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Ryan Plackemeier - Wake Forest
John Torp - Colorado Joel Stelly - La, Monroe Tom Malone - USC Steve Weatherford - Illinois Thomas Olmstead - Troy |
Brandon Baker - South Fla
Kyle Balser - Washington St Danny Baugher - Arizona Blake Ferguson - Oklahoma DJ Fitzpatrick - Notre Dame Ryan Hoffman - Illinois St Luke Johnson - Southern Miss Sam Koch - Nebraska David Lonie - California Sam Paulescu - Oregon St Jeff Williams - Adams St, CO | |
| Steelers Notes: This is a slightly better year for punters than kickers. Gardocki still has nothing to worry about. Plackemeier won the 2005 Ray Guy award. His ability to kickoff is a plus. Torp lacks consistency despite having good leg strength. Stelly is a two step punter that gets good hang time. A hip injury bothered Malone throughout the 2005 season. He didn't get many opportunities because of his team's offensive dominance. Being able to kickoff could help Weatherford land a job. Omsted has a strong leg. Expect to see him in somebodies training camp for year's to come. Maybe he will get lucky someday. | |||
| Numeric Breakdown of 2005 Selections - Defense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| DT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| DE | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| LB | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| DB | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 51 |
| K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| P | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2004 Selections - Defense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| DT | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| DE | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| LB | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| DB | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 48 |
| K | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| P | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2003 Selections - Defense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| DT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| DE | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| LB | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| DB | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 51 |
| K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2002 Selections - Defense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| DT | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| DE | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| LB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| DB | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 52 |
| K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2001 Selections - Defense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| DT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 |
| DE | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| LB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| DB | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| #These tables are intended to give an estimate of how many players are usually drafted at each position in each round. Draft classes are different so the numbers should not be taken literally. This is really being included because more players than can actually be drafted are listed in the draft value boards. This is especially true in later rounds where the difference in value between prospects is much less pronounced and more players than can actually be drafted in a specific round based on raw numbers carry a grade for that round. Because there are only so many draft slots players with a low 3rd round grade will be available on the second day and players with a 5th or 6th round grade could well come off the board in the 7th round or go undrafted. |