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02-26-2016, 02:23 PM
Steelers Draft: Mock draft/Trade down
by Perry Biggerstaff
www.stillcurtain.com
02/26/16
In a previous article I went over the logic and possibility of the Pittsburgh Steelers trading down in the 2016 draft. Knowing that there are some of you out there who will feel the need to work out the mathematical probability of such a trade and being fully aware that others will jump in with some long and painful discourse on the Steelers history in regards to trades…I still thought it would be worth the time to look at what such a trade could look like and the benefits it would produce.
I fully expect the Steelers will pick up a free agent defensive back, so let’s use cornerback Patrick Robinson as the example in this scenario. Robinson was a first round draft choice in 2010. He is 5’11” 192 pounds and runs the forty in the 4.4 range. Though he struggled in New Orleans due to injuries and changing scheme, he was more than solid in San Diego. He is not a big name acquisition like Josh Norman or Janoris Jenkins, but his under the radar play for the Chargers would work to the Steelers advantage.
Signing such a free agent would change our immediate draft needs. By trading down and out of the first round, Pittsburgh could not only shore up their roster with immediate talent but could also add much needed depth at key positions.
Let’s once again think about the Los Angeles Rams as a potential trading partner. They own two 2nd round picks and have the means and desire to trade up. Allowing them to trade back into the first round should garner us a 2nd, 3rd, and 6th round pick, according to the widely accepted draft value chart. I would also add the anticipated 7th round compensatory pick for the loss of Brice McCain. This would give us a draft that would look like this:
2nd: #45 overall
2nd: #58 overall
3rd: #76 overall
3rd: #89 overall
4th: #120 overall (pending compensatory picks)
6th: #181 overall (pending compensatory picks)
7th: #206 overall (pending compensatory picks)
7th: #223 overall (pending compensatory picks)
7th: #231 overall (pending compensatory picks)
Based on team needs and the scenario of picking up a cornerback free agent into consideration, here is a mock draft with these picks in mind.
2016 Mock Draft/With trades
2nd: SS Vonn Bell of Ohio State. 6’1 212 pounds.
If the Steelers pick up a FA cornerback, Bell makes sense at this pick. Tough and savvy player with 22 passes defended and 9 interception over 28 games. Plays man and zone equally well.
2nd: CB Kendall Fuller of Virginia Tech. 6’0 197 pounds.
Underrated prospect due to knee injury. Can stop and change directions on a dime. Reads receivers well and diagnoses quickly. 35 passes defended with 8 interceptions over 28 games
3rd: TE Nick Vannett of Ohio State. 6’6 256 pounds. One of the better run blocking tight ends that I have seen over the last couple of years. Underutilized at Ohio State. I will be very interested to see how he runs at the combine, but regardless, seems to be able to run crisp routes and get separation from defenders.
Read more at: http://stillcurtain.com/2016/02/26/steelers-draft-mock-drafttrade-down/
by Perry Biggerstaff
www.stillcurtain.com
02/26/16
In a previous article I went over the logic and possibility of the Pittsburgh Steelers trading down in the 2016 draft. Knowing that there are some of you out there who will feel the need to work out the mathematical probability of such a trade and being fully aware that others will jump in with some long and painful discourse on the Steelers history in regards to trades…I still thought it would be worth the time to look at what such a trade could look like and the benefits it would produce.
I fully expect the Steelers will pick up a free agent defensive back, so let’s use cornerback Patrick Robinson as the example in this scenario. Robinson was a first round draft choice in 2010. He is 5’11” 192 pounds and runs the forty in the 4.4 range. Though he struggled in New Orleans due to injuries and changing scheme, he was more than solid in San Diego. He is not a big name acquisition like Josh Norman or Janoris Jenkins, but his under the radar play for the Chargers would work to the Steelers advantage.
Signing such a free agent would change our immediate draft needs. By trading down and out of the first round, Pittsburgh could not only shore up their roster with immediate talent but could also add much needed depth at key positions.
Let’s once again think about the Los Angeles Rams as a potential trading partner. They own two 2nd round picks and have the means and desire to trade up. Allowing them to trade back into the first round should garner us a 2nd, 3rd, and 6th round pick, according to the widely accepted draft value chart. I would also add the anticipated 7th round compensatory pick for the loss of Brice McCain. This would give us a draft that would look like this:
2nd: #45 overall
2nd: #58 overall
3rd: #76 overall
3rd: #89 overall
4th: #120 overall (pending compensatory picks)
6th: #181 overall (pending compensatory picks)
7th: #206 overall (pending compensatory picks)
7th: #223 overall (pending compensatory picks)
7th: #231 overall (pending compensatory picks)
Based on team needs and the scenario of picking up a cornerback free agent into consideration, here is a mock draft with these picks in mind.
2016 Mock Draft/With trades
2nd: SS Vonn Bell of Ohio State. 6’1 212 pounds.
If the Steelers pick up a FA cornerback, Bell makes sense at this pick. Tough and savvy player with 22 passes defended and 9 interception over 28 games. Plays man and zone equally well.
2nd: CB Kendall Fuller of Virginia Tech. 6’0 197 pounds.
Underrated prospect due to knee injury. Can stop and change directions on a dime. Reads receivers well and diagnoses quickly. 35 passes defended with 8 interceptions over 28 games
3rd: TE Nick Vannett of Ohio State. 6’6 256 pounds. One of the better run blocking tight ends that I have seen over the last couple of years. Underutilized at Ohio State. I will be very interested to see how he runs at the combine, but regardless, seems to be able to run crisp routes and get separation from defenders.
Read more at: http://stillcurtain.com/2016/02/26/steelers-draft-mock-drafttrade-down/