| *Underclassmen |
| Others are listed in alphabetical order |
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |
| QB |
Matt Leinart - USC
*Vince Young - Texas Jay Cutler - Vanderbilt |
Brodie Croyle - Alabama
Kellen Clemens - Oregon Charlie Whitehurst - Clemson | |
| Steelers Notes: The presence of Roethlisberger and resigning of Batch makes this position a first day afterthought. Leinart (6'5", 223), Young (6'4.5", 229, 4.57) and Cutler (6'3.2", 226, 4.83, 23 bpr) could come off the board in any order depending on the individual rankings of the teams in the top ten. Leinart is the most polished. Young has the most playmaking ability. He is an accurate thrower that will need to work hard to grasp a pro offense. Cutler has the strongest arm. He was a four year starter named SEC offensive player of the year as a senior despite a subpar supporting cast. His status has been helped by playing in the Senior Bowl and doing a full workout at the combine while Leinart and Young were spectators. Croyle (6'2.5", 205, 4.90) could develop into a solid game manager. His frail build and injury history are a concern. Clemens (6'1.5", 224, 4.98) helped himself in post season position drills. He broke an ankle in October after an impressive start to the season. Whitehurst (6'4.5", 223, 4.77) was hampered by a shoulder injury last season and to a lesser extent in the post season. He deserves some credit for still participating in the Senior Bowl and doing a full work out at the combine. | |||
| RB |
*Reggie Bush - USC
*Laurence Maroney - Minnesota DeAngelo Williams - Memphis *Lendale White - USC Joseph Addai - LSU |
*Maurice Drew - UCLA
Jerious Norwood - Miss St |
*Brian Calhoun - Wisconsin |
| Steelers Notes: Bettis has moved on to the NBC pre-game show after solidifying his claim to being a first ballot Hall of Famer with a surprising late career resurgence. His retirement does not make RB a major need. Parker rushed for 1200 yards in his first season as the starter and broke open the Super Bowl with the longest rushing TD in the game's history. Haynes was resigned as the third down back. Staley renegotiated his deal and is expected to fill the role vacated by Bettis. His recent injury history is obviously a concern. Drafting for value and taking a top back that has slipped would not be a bad idea. Reaching for a back is clearly not a necessity. Bush (5'10.7", 201, 4.33) is a versatile, explosive weapon that is expected to be the first pick. Maroney (5'11.7", 217, 4.47) is an instinctive runner that wasn't asked to block or catch the ball much in college. He will need to work on those facets of his game. Williams (5'9", 214, 4.44) has a burst and is elusive. His size and injury history are a concern. White (6'0.2", 238) is the top power back prospect. He has been unable to workout because of a torn hamstring that will sideline him until at least late May. Addai (5'11.2", 214, 4.41) is an all purpose back with excellent speed and quickness. Drew (5'6.6", 207, 4.44) is fast, elusive and has strong leg drive. He is the rare small back with the skills to develop into an every down runner. Norwood (5'11.5", 210, 4.33) carried the load for a bad team in a top conference. Speed and elusiveness are his calling cards. Calhoun (5'9.2", 201, 4.58) is solid between the tackles even though he lacks prototypical size. His poor combine 40 time could be an issue on draft day even though he ran much better at his pro day (4.38). | |||
| WR |
*Santonio Holmes - Ohio St
*Chad Jackson - Florida |
Sinorice Moss - Miami, Fla
Greg Jennings - Western Mich Demetrius Williams - Oregon Derek Hagan - Arizona St |
Maurice Stovall - Notre Dame
Brandon Williams - Wisconsin Travis Wilson - Oklahoma Jason Avant - Michigan |
| Steelers Notes: Randle El left for a big payday with the Redskins. That leaves Ward and Wilson as the starters. Morgan was resigned. He is a solid kick returner and fourth receiver that drops too many passes to be counted on for anything more. Washington is a player to watch. He showed something in the preseason and postseason. Young has size and is doing a good job in NFL-Europe. He lacks the speed to create separation. Counting on either of them is problematic at best. That makes receiver a priority. Having ten total picks actually means two receivers could be selected. A big receiver would add another dimension. Someone that can return punts would also be useful. Holmes (5'10.5", 179, 4.35) lost 9 pounds between the combine and his pro day. His frail build could be an issue. Jackson (6'0.7", 213, 4.34) made himself some money at the combine. He has an impressive combination of size and speed. Moss (5'8", 185, 4.41) is an explosive playmaker that can return punts. Jennings (5'11.1", 197, 4.46) and Demetrius Williams (6'1.6", 197, 4.46) are polished receivers that have good hands and run good routes. Hagan (6'1.6", 208, 4.46) rehabilitated his reputation at the combine after having problems catching the ball during Senior Bowl week. Stovall (6'4.3", 217, 4.58) knows how to take advantage of his size. Brandon Williams (5'9/3", 179, 4.51) fits best in the slot. He is an accomplished kick returner. Wilson (6'2", 214, 4.52) is a willing blocker that will take a hit to make the catch over the middle. He was bothered as a senior by poor QB play, a high ankle sprain and a chip fracture in his foot. Avant (6'0.4", 212) should be a productive possession receiver. He improved his 40 time in a second workout (4.65) after running very poorly at the official Michigan pro day (4.80). | |||
| TE | *Vernon Davis - Maryland |
*Leonard Pope - Georgia
Mercedes Lewis - UCLA *Anthony Fasano - Notre Dame Joel Klopfenstein - Colorado |
Tony Scheffler - Western Mich |
| Steelers Notes: Miller was a steal last year late in the first round. Tuman's surprising resigning means a first day pick at this position is unlikely. Davis (6'3.2", 254, 4.40, 33 bp) is an incredible physical specimen that jumped from top TE to top ten pick at the combine. Pope (6'7.6", 258, 4.65, 22 bp) is a good blocker and huge target with better than average speed. Lewis (6'6.3", 261, 4.84, 23 bp) plays better than he measures. His lack of top speed could end up being a problem. Fasano (6'4.1", 259, 4.74, 19 bp) is a solid all around performer and hard worker that lacks top athleticism. Klopfenstein (6'5.6", 255, 4.65, 27 bp) is a polished receiver that needs to add bulk. Scheffler (6'5.3", 254, 4.60, 17 bp) possesses an impressive combination of size and speed. | |||
| OT |
D�Brickashaw Ferguson - Virginia
*Winston Justice - USC Marcus McNeill - Auburn Eric Winston - Miami, Fla |
Daryn Colledge - Boise St (OG)
Andrew Whitworth - LSU |
Rashad Butler - Miami, Fla
Ryan O'Callaghan - California (OG) Jeremy Trueblood - Boston College Jon Scott - Texas Paul McQuistan - Weber St |
| Steelers Notes: Smith, Starks and Essex return as the top three. Depth is an issue. Having ten picks means a tackle will likely be taken at some point. Probably on the second day, although a third rounder is not out of the question. Ferguson (6'6", 312, 5.09) is the consensus top tackle and a probable top five pick. He is an accomplished blind side pass protector. Justice (6'6.1", 319, 5.15, 38 bp) boosted his stock with solid post season workouts. He has overcome off the field issues that resulted in his suspension for the entire 2004 season. McNeill (6'7.5, 336, 5.08) is a mauler with the athleticism to play on the left side. Concerns about his back could cause him to slide. Winston (6'6.5", 310, 4.96, 22 bp) is a former TE that struggled returning from a torn ACL in 2004. His combine workout that included an amazing 4.44 short shuttle and 7.47 three cone drill should help alleviate concerns about his health. Colledge (6'4.3", 299, 5.04, 21 bp) is a hard worker that overcomes his lack of prototypical size with agility, quickness and surprising explosivenss. Whitworth (6'7", 334, 5.15, 28 bp) is an experienced multi-year starter at left tackle that will likely have to move to the right side. Butler (6'4.5", 293, 5.30, 16 bp) is an athletic developmental project with long arms that needs to add bulk. O'Callaghan (6'6.5", 334, 5.37, 21 bp) and Trueblood (6'8", 316, 5.31, 20 bp) are huge, powerful run blockers that lack top athleticism. Scott (6'6.3", 315, 5.35, 17 bp) has never played as well as his press clippings. He had a disastrous offseason. McQuistan (6'6.1", 312, 5.10, 28 bp) has impressive size and plays with a mean streak. He will need to improve his technique against tougher competition. | |||
| OG |
Davin Joseph - Oklahoma
Taitusi Lutui - USC (OT) Max Jean-Gilles - Georgia (OT) Charles Spencer - Pittsburgh (OT) |
*Fred Matua - USC
Jason Spitz - Louisville (C) | |
| Steelers Notes: Depth here is even more of an issue than at tackle. Faneca is a pro bowler. Former first rounder Simmons returned from a torn ACL and improved as the season progressed. His diabetes and injury history are a concern. The only legitimate backup is last year's sixth rounder Kemoeatu. Joseph (6'2.5", 311, 5.14, 24 bp) played LT as a senior. His lack of prototypical size means a move back inside is probable. He is athletic and more of a technician than the other top guard prospects. Lutui (6'3.5", 334, 5.44, 26 bp) played much better inside as a senior after starting at RT as a junior. Jean-Gilles (6'3.6", 355, 5.50, 27 bp) is huge and can manhandle opponents. He needs to stay focused and in shape. Spencer (6'4.6", 352, 5.32, 30 bp) is a former DT that is still learning to play offensive line. Matua (6'2.3", 306, 5.06, 28 bp) came out early because of an illness in the family. He was a three year starter that is quick, athletic and tough as nails. Spitz (6'3.4", 313, 5.46, 25 bp) makes up for a lack of athleticism with competativeness and hard work. | |||
| OC | Nick Mangold - Ohio St | Chris Chester - Oklahoma (OG) | Ryan Cook - New Mexico (OT) |
| Steelers Notes: Hartings and Okobi both agreed to renegotiate their contracts. Thus the short term need at this position was alleviated. Of course Hartings isn't getting any younger and nobody knows whether Okobi can ever be an effective starter. A center of the future that can back up at guard or even RT would be ideal. Mangold (6'3.5", 300, 5.05, 24 bp) was a three year starter with good size and the intelligence to make line calls. Chester (6'3.5", 303, 4.88, 27 bp) made himself some money in the post season. He is an athletic former TE that didn't start until his senior season. Cook (6'6.5", 328, 5.45, 28 bp) might actually be too big to stay inside. He didn't look out of place at RT in the Senior Bowl. | |||
| Rounds 4-5 | Rounds 6-7 | Others | |
| QB |
Tavaris Jackson - Alabama St
*Omar Jacobs - Bowling Green Michael Robinson - Penn St (WR/RB) Reggie McNeal - Texas A&M (WR) Bruce Gradkowski - Toledo Brett Basanez - Northwestern Erik Meyer- Eastern Wash Ingle Martin - Furman Darrell Hackney - Ala, Birmingham |
DJ Shockley - Georgia (WR)
Brad Smith - Missouri (WR/FS) Bruce Eugene - Grambling *Marcus Vick - Virginia Tech Drew Olson - UCLA Travis Lulay - Montana St Kent Smith - Central Mich Paul Pinegar - Fresno St Barrick Nealy - Texas St (WR/TE) |
Dustin Almond - Southern Miss
Blayne Baggett - Indiana St Matt Baker - North Carolina Matt Berry - BYU Josh Betts - Miami, Ohio Matt Bohnet - Eastern Mich Corey Bramlett - Wyoming Chris Brammell - St. Francis, Ind Chad Christensen - Arizona St Rick Clausen - Tennessee Ryan Cubit - Western Mich Jay Davis - North Carolina St Matt Dlugolecki - San Diego St Paul Dombrowski - New Mexico St (WR) Brett Elliot - Linfield Danny Embrick - Fla Atlantic Tyler Emmert - Carroll Tye Gunn - TCU Michael Harrington - Idaho Josh Harris - Middle Tenn St Ryan Hart - Rutgers Cody Hodges - Texas Tech Justin Holland - Colorado St Steven Holte - Azusa Pacific Steven Jyles - La, Monroe *Brandon Kirsch - Purdue Joel Klatt - Colorado Matt Kubik - La Tech Brian Luke - Kansas Andy Majors - Pittsburg St Mike McGann - Temple Jeff Mroz - Yale Nick Noce - Arkansas St Casey Paus - Washington John Port - Albright Quinton Porter - Boston College Cory Randolph - Wake Forest Sonny Riccio - Delaware Jerad Romo - La Tech Joel Sambursky - Southern Ill Princeton Shepherd - Hampton Luke Sniewski - Idaho St Paul Thompson - Oklahoma Davon Vinson - Northwestern St Richie Williams - Appalachian St Chad Wilmott - Ala, Birmingham |
| Steelers Notes: Jackson (6'2", 226, 4.68, 22 bp) and Jacobs (6'4", 232, 4.84) are raw prospects that need to improve their mechanics. Robinson (6'1", 219, 4.56) is a playmaker that will have to move to another position. He might be better suited as a third down back than a wideout. McNeal (6'2", 198, 4.43) has the tools to develop into a QB and the athleticism to play receiver. He disappointed as a senior. Gradkowski (6'1.3", 217, 4.64) and Basanez (6'1.2", 220, 4.76) lack height and top arm strength. Their athleticism, character and intelligence could make them solid backups. Meyer (6'1", 210, 4.70) has a stronger arm, but also lacks height and played against a low level of competition. Martin (6'2.2", 220, 4.67) lost the starting job at Florida to Chris Leak and transferred to Furman. Hackney (5'11.5", 239, 4.83) was horrible at the Senior Bowl. He can throw the ball through a brick wall. The problem is hitting the wall. Shockey (6'1.1", 214, 2.57) was worse than Hackney at the Senior Bowl. He could get a look at another position. Brad Smith (6'2.1", 213, 4.54) worked out at receiver at his pro day. Eugene (6'0.2", 260, 5.10) is strong, competative and very raw. Vick (6'0", 200, 4.56) lost himself a lot of money off the field. He is quite frankly not worth the headache. Olson (6'1.5", 222, 5.15) is comfortable in the pocket despite less than prototypical height. His lack of speed and athleticism are a concern. Lulay (6'2.3", 216, 4.75) and Kent Smith (6'4.6", 216, 4.72) are interesting developmental prospects. Pinegar (6'4.7", 232, 5.18) has good height, but limited mobility and arm strength. Nealy (6'4", 226, 4.64) transfered after tearing an ACL as the starter for Houston in 2002. | |||
| RB |
Jerome Harrison - Washington St
Leon Washington - Florida St Quinton Ganther - Utah Andre Hall - South Fla Wendell Mathis - Fresno St Wali Lundy - Virginia Taurean Henderson - Texas Tech Cedric Humes - Va Tech |
PJ Daniels - Ga Tech
Mike Bell - Arizona DonTrell Moore - New Mexico Gerald Riggs - Tennessee De'Arrius Howard - Arkansas Derrick Ross - Tarleton St Terrence Whitehead - Oregon Ryan Gilbert - Houston |
Josh Allen - Maryland
Jermaine Austin - Ga Southern Antoine Bagwell - California, Pa Chris Barclay - Wake Forest Arliss Beach - Kentucky Matt Birkel - St Cloud St Shermar Bracey - Arkansas St *Cornell Brockington - UConn Andre Burke - Edinboro Syrone Carey - LSU Patrick Cobbs - North Texas Jamar Day - Nebraska, Omaha Trinity Dawson - Toledo Herschel Dennis - USC Tyler Ebell - UTEP Anthony Evans - Houston Travis Glasford - Western Ill Clark Green - Kansas Evan Harney - UNLV AJ Harris - Northern Ill Anthony Harris - Southern Miss Gilbert Harris - Arizona Joe Harris - Wyoming Lonta Hobbs - TCU David Horne - Northern Iowa Mike Imoh - Va Tech Jovon Jackson - Tulane *Cornell Johnson - Indiana St Brandon Jones - Purdue Carlton Jones - Army KeJuan Jones - Oklahoma Raymond Kirkley - Pitt JR Lemon - Stanford Sam Maldonado - Maryland Lee Marks - Boise St Alvin Marshall - UNLV Sam Mathews - Penn Uril Parrish - Tulsa VaShon Pearson - Mississippi PJ Pope - Bowling Green Cody Pratt - SW Missouri St Damien Rhodes - Syracuse JaJa Riley - UNLV Cory Ross - Nebraska Joe Rubin - Portland St Shelton Sampson - Northwestern St, La Anthony Sherrell - Eastern Mich *Demetris Summers - South Carolina Chris Taylor - Indiana Jason Teague - Michigan St Nick Turner - Murray St Jerod Void - Purdue Antonio Warren - Arkansas St Terrell Williams - California Dwayne Wright - Fresno St Brad Young - Ohio |
| Steelers Notes: Harrison (5'9.2", 201, 4.51) led the nation in rushing yards as a senior. He needs to get stronger to be more than a third down back at the next level. Washington (5'7.7", 201, 4.43) has a similar skill set. He had a disappointing senior season in part time duty. Ganther (5'9.4", 218, 4.56) is a sleeper with a solid work ethic and good measurables. Hall (5'8.4", 208, 4.45), Mathis (5'11.3", 210, 4.53), Lundy (5'11", 214, 4.55) and Henderson (5'9.4", 204, 4.63) are intinctive runners that could be used as third down backs or develop into something more. None are sure things. Humes (6'0.7", 227, 4.65), Daniels (5'10.1", 214, 4.61) and Bell (6'0.2", 221, 4.63) are good college runners that lack speed and elusiveness. Moore (5'9.6", 210, 4.62) is a hard worker with some instincts. A torn ACL in the 2004 Emerald Bowl hurt his stock. Riggs (5'11", 232) can't seem to stay healthy. | |||
| FB |
Lawrence Vickers - Colorado (RB)
Garrett Mills - Tulsa (TE) David Kirtman - USC Naufahu Tahi - BYU |
Matt Bernstein - Wisconsin
Shawn Willis - Oklahoma St JD Runnels - Oklahoma Gilbert Harris - Arizona (RB) Brandon Jones - Purdue Nick Hartigan - Brown (RB) |
Deion Anderson - UConn
Adrian Byrd - New Mexico (RB) Anthony Carfagno - East Stoudsburg James Coleman - Florida St Jason Davis - Illinois BJ Dean - Florida St Ricardo Dickerson - Maryland Ahmad Hall - Texas Cliff Harrell - Clemson Chad Henley - UNLV Quadtrine Hill - Miami, Fla (RB) Steven Jackson - Clemson Brandon Jacobs - Mississippi Brandon Kennedy - Arkansas Victor Mann - Kansas St Chris Manderino - California Tim Murphy - Pitt Oren O'Neal - Arkansas St John Pannozzo - Indiana Rashon Powers-Neal - Notre Dame (RB) Mike Ruegger - South Fla Ayo Saba - Kansas St Nasir Sadat - Western Ill Brandon Schnittker - Ohio St Jake Slaughter - Auburn Kevin Steltz - LSU Mohammad Warrad - Sacramento St Matt Webber - Murray St |
| Steelers Notes: Kreider is a perfect fit in the Steelers' scheme and drafting another blocking FB seems redundent. A tweener that could be stashed on the practice squad and develop into a compliment to Parker is a slight possibility late. Vickers (6'0.2", 245, 4.86, 21 bp) is an all around prospect that can run, catch and block. He could actually end up as a third down back for a team that emphasizes pass protection. Mills (6'1.1", 241, 4.66) is a former TE with no exerience carrying the ball that needs to work on blocking in space. Kirtman (5'11.4", 233, 4.75, 26 bp) is steady if unspectacular in all facets of the game. He broke his hand at the East-West Shrine Bowl. Tahi (5'11.7", 254, 4.90, 35 bp) is a powerful blocker that needs to work on technique. Bernstein (6'0.3", 260, 4.94, 22 bp), Willis (6'0.7", 267, 4.84) and Runnels (5'11.1", 240, 4.81) are one dimensional lead blockers. Bernstein has already taken a pounding and may not have much left. Harris (6'1.5", 235, 4.70, 20 bp), Jones (5'10.1", 245, 4.60) and Hartigan (6'2", 220) need to add bulk and develop into better blockers. | |||
| WR |
Brandon Marshall - Central Fla
Devin Aromashodu - Auburn Hank Baskett - New Mexico Martin Nance - Miami, Ohio Jonathan Orr - Wisconsin Mike Hass - Oregon St Willie Reid - Florida St *Jeremy Bloom - Colorado Skyler Green - LSU Miles Austin - Monmouth Todd Watkins - BYU Jeff Webb - San Diego St Ben Obomanu - Auburn Anthony Mix - Auburn (TE) |
Marques Colston - Hofstra
Delanie Walker - Central MO St Domenik Hixon - Akron (S) Adam Jennings - Fresno St *Greg Lee - Pitt *Cory Rodgers - TCU Ed Hinkel - Iowa David Anderson - Colorado St Jermaine Jamison - Fresno St Chris Hannon - Tennessee Jason Carter - Texas A&M Troy Bergeron - Georgia Force (AFL) Clinton Solomon - Iowa Jovon Bouknight - Wyoming |
Maurice Avery - Memphis
James Banks - Tennessee Dallas Baker - Florida Josh Barge - Wyoming Marcus Battle - Rice Damarius Bilbo - Ga Tech Jeremie Berry - Southeast OK St Carlton Brewster - Ferris St Kyle Brown - Michigan St Jayson Boyd - UTEP William Buchanon - USC Sean Coffey - Missouri Antwon Courington - Southern Miss Davin Davis - Kansas St Erik Davis - Vanderbilt Chris Denney - Nebraska, Omaha Kelvin Dickens - Morgan St Biren Early - Arizona Hank Edwards - Texas Southern Jared Ellerson - Minnesota Mike Espy - Mississippi Andy Fantuz - West Ontario Chris Francies - UTEP Derrick Fenner - Maryland Nichiren Flowers - Nevada Tywan Freeney - Indiana Justin Gallas - Colorado Mines Tramain Hall - North Carolina St Justin Hamilton - Va Tech (S) Sam Hurd - Northern Ill Cleve Johnson - San Jose St *Marquis Johnson - Texas Tech Kendrick Jones - Illinois Ethan Kilmer - Penn St (S) Eric Kimble - Eastern Wash Travis LaTendresse - Utah Reggie Lindsey - Ala, Birmingham John Madsen - Utah Vincent Marshall - Houston Chad McCullar - Houston Rhema McKnight - Notre Dame DeQawn Mobley - Texas A&M Tres Moses - Rutgers Joel Nwigwe - North Texas Robert Ortiz - San Diego St Mark Philmore - Northwestern Lance Rhodes - Ala, Birmingham JJ Richard - Emporia St *Drouzon Quillen - La, Monroe Richie Ross - Nebraska, Kearney Cleannord Saintil - Middle Tenn St Agim Shabaj - Michigan St Charles Sharon - Bowling Green Mark Simmons - Kansas *Daniel Smith - Idaho Junior Taylor - UCLA Joshua Tinch - Louisville Burl Toler - California Matt Trannon - Michigan St Shawn Tucker - Rutgers Brandon White - Wisconsin Markee White - Texas St Jason Williams - UConn |
| Steelers Notes: Marshall (6'4.4", 229, 4.56) is a big, physical receiver with upside. He started at safety as a junior. Aromashodu (6'2.4", 201, 4.35) could be a weapon in the vertical passing game. His impressive straight line speed is not always evident on the field. Baskett (6'2.7", 224, 4.49) provides a big target. His route running ability and hands were a problem at the Senior Bowl. Nance (6'4.2", 213, 4.58) is a polished receiver that had his best season catching passes from Roethlisberger. He has yet to regain the quickness and burst he had before tearing an ACL in 2004. Orr (6'2.1", 198, 4.41) came on as a senior after disappointing earlier in his career. Hass (6'0.5", 208, 4.61) won the Biletnikoff Award. He is a polished possession receiver with limited upside. Reid (5'10.4", 188, 4.37) and Bloom (5'9", 173, 4.53) are dynamic return men. Reid exploded in the ACC Championship game and Fiesta Bowl. Bloom is an Olympic skier that seems to be on the rise despite not having played football for two seasons. Green (5'9.1", 192, 4.53) has been nagged by various ankle, knee and hamstring injuries for the last two years. He can be a difference maker as a returner and slot receiver when healthy. Austin (6'2.1", 215, 4.51, 21 bp) dominated at a lower level of competition with his strength and size. He will need to run better routes and improve his blocking technique. Watkins (6'2.3", 202, 4.44) has good size and straight line speed. He lacks agility and focus. Webb (6'2.1", 211, 4.44) is a raw prospect that doesn't always play as fast as he times. Obomanu (6'1", 205, 4.45) sort of gets lost in the shuffle having been on the same team as Aromashodu and Mix. On the field he actually outperformed both of them even though he is not as physically gifted. The questions surrounding Mix (6'4.2", 235, 4.49) center on desire and tougness. There is some talk that he could move to TE. That seems unlikely given his general reluctence to block or go over the middle. Colston (6'4.5", 224, 4.55) is a huge target that will need to get used to playing against a higher level of competition. Walker (6'1.2", 240, 4.54) is tough and built well for a wideout. He is a hard worker that will do everything within his power to improve. Hixon (6'2.4", 200, 4.36) exploded at his pro day workout. He is a dynamic kick returner that started at safety for two seasons before moving to offense as a junior. Jennings (5'9.1", 181, 4.48) is another small, quick returner and slot receiver. Lee (6'1.5", 201, 4.64) and Rodgers (5'11.7", 188, 4.65) should have stayed in school. Both ran much worse than expected. Hinkel (6'0.2", 190, 4.54) is a tough possession receiver that missed time as a senior due to a broken arm. Anderson (5'1.4", 192, 4.62) is a hard working possession receiver that lacks top athleticism. | |||
| TE |
David Thomas - Texas
Dominique Byrd - USC Owen Daniels - Wisconsin Tim Day - Oregon TJ Williams - North Carolina St Jeff King - Va Tech (FB) Quinn Sypniewski - Colorado Charles Davis - Purdue |
Cooper Wallace - Auburn
Jai Lewis - George Mason (DE) Onye Ibekwe - Long Beach St Troy Bienemann - Washington St Tim Massaquoi - Michigan Ryan Hamby - Ohio St Daniel Fells - Cal, Davis Jason Pociask - Wisconsin (FB) |
Zach Alcorn - Black Hills St
Josh Bailey - West Va Blade Bassler - Houston Lee Burghgraef - Arizona St Donnie Carter - Florida St Andrew Clark - Toledo Beau Davidson - North Texas Jon Dekker - Princeton Dustin Dunning - Vanderbilt John Doucette - Memphis Tyler Ecker - Michigan Greg Estandia - UNLV Erik Gill - Pitt Logan Hall - New Mexico Cedric Hampton - Ala, Birmingham Clark Harris - Rutgers Brent Hecht - TCU Matt Henshaw - Florida St Jared Hicks - Arkansas (OT) Jerrin Holt - Middle Tenn St Darcy Johnson - Central Fla David Jones - LSU Chris Kupec - Southern Ill Jeff Mullins - Marshall Derek Miller - Maryland Ed Nelson - UConn Bristol Olomua - Texas Tech Jamie Petrowski - Indiana St Josh Radulski - Maine John Richter - North Carolina St Corey Roberts - Sam Houston St Isaac Smolka - Penn St Boone Stutz - Texas A&M (LS) Gavin Tarquinio - Ga Tech Markell Thompson - Florida (DE) Joey Trappey - La, Monroe Brandon Twito - Pittsburg St John Wadkowski - Wyoming Adam Watson - San Diego St Bobby Williamson - Clemson |
| Steelers Notes: Thomas (6'3.1", 252, 4.73, 19 bp), Byrd (6'2.5", 255, 4.80, 16 bp), Daniels (6'3.3", 253, 4.67, 23 bp), Day (6'3.2", 4.73 24 bp) and Williams (6'2.3", 269, 4.75, 25 bp) are primarily pass catchers. Day's opportunities were limited as a senior due to a scheme change. King (6'5.1", 245, 4.87, 12 bp) and Sypniewski (6'6.4", 268, 4.81) are solid blockers and useful in the short to medium range passing game. King's combine performance was very disappointing. Davis (6'5.4", 263, 4.91, 27 bp) and Wallace (6'3.5", 261, 2.83, 21 bp) need to develop into better blockers to stick. Lewis (6'6.1", 277, 4.72) and Ibekwe (6'5.3", 256, 4.70) are basketball players that will get a serious look. The Steelers went to the trouble of attending Lewis' individual workout. Bienemann (6'4.5", 256) tore his ACL and MCL in November. | |||
| OT |
Guy Whimper - East Carolina
Joe Toledo - Washington *Derek Morris - North Carolina St Michael Toudouze - TCU Zach Strief - Northwestern Brad Butler - Virginia Albert Toeaina - Tennessee Adam Stenavich - Michigan (OG) EJ Whitley - Texas Tech (G/C) Jimmy Martin - Va Tech |
Donald Penn - Utah St (OG)
*Willie Hall - Middle Tenn St Dennis Roland - Georgia Terrance Pennington - New Mexico Quinn Ojinnaka - Syracuse (OG) Jeromey Clary - Kansas St (OG) Jabari Levey - South Carolina Stefon Wheeler - Michigan St Mark LeVoir - Notre Dame Na'shan Goddard - South Carolina |
Brian Alderson - South Dakota
Jonathan Banks - Grambling Mike Brisiel - Colorado St Ed Blanton - UCLA Josh Bourke - Grand Valley St Wesley Bryant - Wake Forest Richard Burch - Mississippi St Brian Chacos - North Carolina Michael Dansby - Jackson St Jeremy Darveau - Louisville Steve Eastlake - Cincinnati Seppo Evwaraye - Nebraska Travis Garrett - West Va Ben Gates - Iowa Ryan Gibbons - Northeastern Lee Gray - Iowa John Gross - Temple Rick Hagemann - South Dakota Randy Hand - Florida Bobby Harris - Mississippi (OG) Stephon Heyer - Maryland Josh House - UTEP Charlie Johnson - Oklahoma St Darrin Johnson - Southern Miss Garin Justice - West Va Adam Kiefer - Nevada Matt Lawrence - Wisconsin Travis Leffew - Louisville (OG) Zack Love - Buffalo Ron Lunford - Florida St Pat McCoy - West Texas A&M Sameeh McDonald - Rutgers Chris McGee - Tulane Chris Miller - Oregon St Chris McGee - Tulane Clint O'Neal - Colorado Christopher Pina - San Diego St Grant Preston - UConn Brad Rhoades - Montana Skip Seagraves - North Carolina Willie Shine - Howard Wendell Singletary - Western Carolina Albert Stinson - Jackson St Zach Tubbs - Arkansas Brian Wang - Purdue Rob Warren - Bowling Green |
| Steelers Notes: Whimper (6'4.6", 304, 4.95, 26 bp), Toledo (6'5.4", 337, 5.17, 32 bp) and Toudouze (6'5.6", 303, 5.10, 23 bp) are high upside projects that have limited experience. Whimper started at tackle for only a single season after playing DE and TE. Toledo missed time as a senior due to a high ankle sprain after begining his career at TE. Toudouze threw discus and played behind Anthony Alabi until his senior season. Morris (6'5.3", 332, 5.58, 26 bp) could be a steal if he stays focused and works hard to improve. He is a solid run blocker that has the athleticism to play the left side. Strief (6'7.5", 330, 5.41, 19 bp) and Butler (6'7.1", 310) were both three year starters that could help immediately on the right side despite limited upside. Toeaina (6'6", 329, 5.00, 38 bp) is a powerful right tackle prospect that was suspended late in the season because of a run in with a cameraman after a loss to Vanderbilt. He lost 34 pounds before his impressive pro day workout. Stenavich (6'4", 310, 5.61, 24 bp) was a solid college left tackle that lacks athleticism. Whitley's (6'5", 309, 5.38, 16 bp) versatility could be useful. Martin (6'5.3", 305, 25 bp) missed the Gator Bowl after tearing an MCL in practice. Penn (6'4.2", 317, 22 bp) tore an MCL in the Hula Bowl. Hall (6'5.3", 300, 5.31, 20 bp) is an intriguing athlete that would have been better off staying in school. Roland (6'9.5, 328, 5.28, 19 bp) and Pennington (6'7.2", 325, 5.33, 28 bp) get noticed because of their size. | |||
| OG |
Isaac Sowells - Indiana (OT)
Robbie Sims - Ohio St (OT/C) Kevin Boothe - Cornell (OT) Jahri Evans - Bloomsburg, PA (OT) Mark Setterstrom - Minnesota Will Montgomery - Va Tech (C) Troy Reddick - Auburn (OT) |
Chris Kuper - North Dakota (OT)
Willie Colon - Hofstra (OT) Will Allen - Texas Matt Lentz - Michigan Robin Meadow - Washington *Rob Smith - Tennessee (C) Dan Stevenson - Notre Dame |
Jonathan Alston - South Carolina
Tarrell Baldwin - Florida A&M Brian Barthelemes - Virginia Jeff Bolton - Montana St Curtis Bradley - Morgan St Toby Bullock - Marshall Nate Bunce - Miami, Ohio Marcel Burrough - San Jose St Chris Bush - Oklahoma Lance Butler - Florida Chris Carothers - South Fla Chris Chiasson - Oklahoma Nick Cole - New Mexico St Frank Davis - South Fla Aldo De La Garza - Texas A&M Cody Douglas - Tennessee Brandon Eaton - Hawaii Tiley Fitt-Chapell - Washington St Steve Franklin - Syracuse Gary Freeman - East Carolina Jose Garcia - UTEP John Glass - Rutgers Leo Henige - Michigan Jami Hightower - Texas A&M (OT) Adam Hines - Indiana Brad Honeycutt - Ga Tech (OT) Jeff Jenerou - Central Mich Brandon Koch - Nebraska Kili Lefotu - Arizona Chad Lerette - San Jose St Aaron Lips - La Tech Nate Livings - LSU (OT) LeQualan McDonald - Baylor Tyler McMeans - Miami, Fla Matt Meinrod - Florida St Andrew Merz - California Chad Motte - Ga Southern Jason Murphy - Va Tech Chip Myrick - Clemson Danny Negrete - San Diego St Tony Palmer - Missouri Kyle Ralph - North Carolina Tyler Reed - Penn St Stephan Santos - Saginaw Valley St Taylor Schmidt - San Diego St Dartangon Shack - Fresno St Paul Soliai - Utah Tre' Stallings - Mississippi Jesse Stoneham - Tulsa Roy Swan - Houston Tony Tella - Miami, Fla Brian Trautman - Mesa St Tavares Washington - Florida |
| Steelers Notes: Sowells (6'3.4", 324, 5.21, 20 bp) and Sims (6'2.6", 307, 27 bp) have the kind of versatility that might appeal to the Steelers. Boothe (6'4.6", 316, 5.41, 23 bp) and Evans (6'4.4", 316, 5.29, 20 bp) dominated at a lower level of competition. They have the toughness and work ethic to succeed. Setterstrom (6'3.6", 314, 5.43, 19 bp) and Montgomery (6'3", 312, 5.09, 35 bp) are good fits in a zone blocking scheme. Reddick (6'4.7", 334, 5.60, 21 bp) needs to work on staying focused. Kuper (6'4.3", 301, 5.10, 24 bp) opened some eyes after moving to left tackle midway through the 2005 season. Colon (6'3", 328, 5.34, 28 bp) was a three year starter at tackle. They will fit better inside at the next level. Allen (6'4.7", 306, 5.34, 24 bp) and Lentz (6'5.7", 320, 5.38, 36 bp) were good college players that lack athleticism. | |||
| OC |
Greg Eslinger - Minnesota
Marvin Philip - California Mike Degory - Florida Pat Ross - Boston College Donovan Raiola - Wisconsin |
Chris McNeil - Mississippi St
Grayling Love - Arizona St Jesse Boone - Utah Nick Mihlhauser - Washington St Chris Morris - Michigan St |
Matt Batusic - Ala, Birmingham
Albert Bimper - Colorado St David Castillo - Florida St JB Closner - Alabama Stephen Culp - TCU Jason Dean - South Carolina St Brian Ferentz - Iowa Rich Gandy - Tennessee Jasper Harvey - San Diego St Brian Head - Stanford Todd Londot - Miami, Ohio Mike McCloskey - UCLA Bob Morton - Notre Dame Antonio Narcisse - Portland St Rudy Niswanger - LSU Lance Reynolds - BYU Kyle Roper - Arkansas Luke Siems - Hastings College EZ Smith - Penn St Mike Tanner - Purdue Russ Tanner - Georgia Matt Thompson - Kansas Brian Van Acker - Northern Ill Brad Vanneman - Washington |
| Steelers Notes: Eslinger (6'3.1", 292, 5.19, 28 bp) lacks bulk. He is best suited to a zone blocking scheme. Philip (6'1", 307, 5.27, 27 bp) is an overrage prospect that always gives full effort. Degory (6'5.4", 305, 5.43, 24 bp) is a high character overachiever with major athletic limitations. Ross (6'3.5", 301, 4.96, 23 bp) and Raiola (6'2", 300, 5.53, 20 bp) are hard workers with a lot of experience. McNeil (6'3.2", 307, 5.00, 31 bp) improved his stock in the off season. | |||
| Numeric Breakdown of 2005 Selections - Offense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| QB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| RB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| FB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| WR | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| TE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| OT | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| OG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2004 Selections - Offense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| QB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| RB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| FB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| WR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| TE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| OT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| OG | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2003 Selections - Offense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| QB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| RB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| FB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| WR | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
| TE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| OT | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| OG | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2002 Selections - Offense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| QB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| RB | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| FB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| WR | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| TE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| OT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| OG | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Numeric Breakdown of 2001 Selections - Offense# | ||||||||
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | |
| QB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| RB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| FB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| WR | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
| TE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| OT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| OG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| #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. |