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TMC
04-18-2012, 07:50 PM
First, I want to preface this by stating that the rankings I am using come from CBS because they rank a larger numbers of players and it allows me to slap a number beside undrafted players to get a feel for where they stacked them. I state that because of 2 things:
1. The Steelers draft board is different than any we can lay hands on and they march to the beat of their own drum.
2. I am slowly moving away from "rankings" and round value in my thinking and moving towards the idea of "If you think this guy is a player, it does not matter where you take him". Take the best player first. Take the best player with your 2nd pick. Take the best player with your 3rd. Don't worry about some arbitrary pre-draft strategy. Let the talent break on its own.

So, with that said, here is the list of pre-draft visits ranked by round and sorted by position listed at CBS:

Official Visits
1st Round
17 Dontari Poe, NT, Memphis
23 Nick Perry, OLB, USC
29 Andre Branch, OLB, Clemson

2nd Round
30 Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech
38 Mike Adams, T, Ohio State
41 Don’t'a Hightower, ILB, Alabama
43 Bobby Massie, T, Mississippi
44 Amini Silatolu, G, Midwestern State
62 Isaiah Pead, RB, Cincinnati

3rd Round
67 Brandon Brooks, G, Miami
69 LaMichael James, RB, Oregon
76 Mychal Kendricks, ILB, California
86 Mitchell Schwartz, T, California
94 Gregory Childs, WR, Arkansas
96 Ladarius Green, TE, La-Lafayette

4th Round
97 Cam Johnson, OLB, Virginia
116 Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri

5th Round
138 Derek Wolfe, DE, Cincinnati
146 T.Y. Hilton, WR, FIU
165 Lucas Nix, G, Pittsburgh-LOCAL
168 Hebron Fangupo, NT, BYU

6th Round
204 Brandon Lindsey, OLB, Pittsburgh-LOCAL
205 Keith Tandy, CB, West Virginia-LOCAL

7th Round
210 Olivier Vernon, OLB, Miami
216 Akiem Hicks, DE, Regina

Free Agent
263 Adrien Robinson, TE, Cincinnati
322 Max Gruder, ILB, Pittsburgh-LOCAL
346 Jerrell Harris, OLB, Alabama
335 David Paulson, TE, Oregon
360 Keshawn Martin, WR, Michigan State
363 Kelvin Beachum, G, SMU
384 Chas Alecxih, DE, Pittsburgh-LOCAL
404 Antwuan Reed, CB, Pittsburgh-LOCAL
439 Jeremy Jones, CB, Wayne State
471 John Hughes, NT, Cincinnati
508 Greg Williams, OLB, Pittsburgh-LOCAL
575 Toney Clemons, WR, Colorado