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04-25-2016, 10:16 AM
Steelers Draft: Comprehensive and final 7 round draft
by Perry Biggerstaff
www.stillcurtain.com
04/25/16
With the 2016 NFL draft just days away, its time to look past the smoke screens and the team deflections and take a real look at who might actually be wearing the black and gold next season.
The NFL draft fluid by nature. It’s the most inexact of sciences. Making a correct prediction is a combination of diligent research, well-informed guesswork, and ….well….outright luck.
We here at Still Curtain will be posting our final personal drafts throughout this week. Drafts based on prospect visits, invites, and interviews and our own understanding of team needs.
Here is how I think the draft may pan out.
1st round: 25th overall selection: Houston cornerback, William Jackson III
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I have wrestled with taking Ohio States Eli Apple with this pick but the amount of attention that the Steelers have paid to the Houston prospect tips the scale to his favor. Jackson is everything that the Steelers are looking for. He is tall, fast, and productive. With experience in both man and zone coverage, WJIII will see the field early and often. Steelers fans will need to be a little patient as he gets acclimated to the pro game but should take comfort in knowing that they are looking at a future pro-bowler.
2nd round: 58th overall selection: South Carolina State defensive tackle, Javon Hargrave
http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Javon+Hargrave+East+West+Shrine+Game+EFKZCCX8FJBl. jpg
Hargrave garnered a great deal of attention his senior year but I don’t think most people realize just how good the young man could be. In the last two years he racked up a mind-blowing 46 tackles for loss and 29.5 sacks, even as opponents game planned against him. He received an invitation to the Shrine Game and showed scouts that he belonged there. Some sites have Hargrave as a 3rd round prospect but I have him in my top 50. He would be a great fit as both a defensive tackle and as a rotational defensive end.
3rd round: 89th overall selection: Duke safety, Jeremy Cash
http://www.cbssports.com/images/collegefootball/Jeremy-Cash-Duke-Wrist-Injury.jpg
Versatile safety who can line up close to the line in pass coverage and excels at run support. Has played cornerback, safety and used as a hybrid-linebacker in different schemes. Cash racked up accolades as the team MVP, an AP All-America selection, and the Atlantic Coast Conference’s defensive player of the year. Great value in the 3rd round and a potential day one starter. The strong safety from Duke did have surgery on his right wrist but all reports point towards it not being an issue.
read more @ https://stillcurtain.com/2016/04/25/steelers-draft-comprehensive-and-final-7-round-draft/
by Perry Biggerstaff
www.stillcurtain.com
04/25/16
With the 2016 NFL draft just days away, its time to look past the smoke screens and the team deflections and take a real look at who might actually be wearing the black and gold next season.
The NFL draft fluid by nature. It’s the most inexact of sciences. Making a correct prediction is a combination of diligent research, well-informed guesswork, and ….well….outright luck.
We here at Still Curtain will be posting our final personal drafts throughout this week. Drafts based on prospect visits, invites, and interviews and our own understanding of team needs.
Here is how I think the draft may pan out.
1st round: 25th overall selection: Houston cornerback, William Jackson III
https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_HXF62W9xKbi-udktZUuTFSbNtw=/0x288:1405x1225/1310x873/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/49111075/usa-today-9028212.0.jpg
I have wrestled with taking Ohio States Eli Apple with this pick but the amount of attention that the Steelers have paid to the Houston prospect tips the scale to his favor. Jackson is everything that the Steelers are looking for. He is tall, fast, and productive. With experience in both man and zone coverage, WJIII will see the field early and often. Steelers fans will need to be a little patient as he gets acclimated to the pro game but should take comfort in knowing that they are looking at a future pro-bowler.
2nd round: 58th overall selection: South Carolina State defensive tackle, Javon Hargrave
http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Javon+Hargrave+East+West+Shrine+Game+EFKZCCX8FJBl. jpg
Hargrave garnered a great deal of attention his senior year but I don’t think most people realize just how good the young man could be. In the last two years he racked up a mind-blowing 46 tackles for loss and 29.5 sacks, even as opponents game planned against him. He received an invitation to the Shrine Game and showed scouts that he belonged there. Some sites have Hargrave as a 3rd round prospect but I have him in my top 50. He would be a great fit as both a defensive tackle and as a rotational defensive end.
3rd round: 89th overall selection: Duke safety, Jeremy Cash
http://www.cbssports.com/images/collegefootball/Jeremy-Cash-Duke-Wrist-Injury.jpg
Versatile safety who can line up close to the line in pass coverage and excels at run support. Has played cornerback, safety and used as a hybrid-linebacker in different schemes. Cash racked up accolades as the team MVP, an AP All-America selection, and the Atlantic Coast Conference’s defensive player of the year. Great value in the 3rd round and a potential day one starter. The strong safety from Duke did have surgery on his right wrist but all reports point towards it not being an issue.
read more @ https://stillcurtain.com/2016/04/25/steelers-draft-comprehensive-and-final-7-round-draft/