1 ) ILB Vander Esch
2 ) Safety Reid
3 ) Running Back Penny
5) Offensive Tackle Cappa
5 ) Punter Dickson
7 ) NT/DT Richardson
7 ) S/Special teams. Apke
1: ILB RASHAAN EVANS , ALABAMA
2: S KYZIR WHITE, WEST VIRGINIA
3: RB RASHAAD PENNY , SAN DIEGO STATE
5a: OLB LEON JACOBS,WISCONSIN
5b: WR RICHIE JAMES , MIDDLE TENNESSEE
7a: CB MICHAEL JOSEPH, DUBUQUE
7b: DL JOSHUA FRAZIER , ALABAMA
Still believe that ILB is the priority....and that we will sign a FA offensive lineman before the draft.
"I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play"
-- Jack Lambert --
1. Jessie Bates, FS, Wake Forest (True center fielder, will play on 3rd downs when the defense goes subpackage and Burnnet goes into the box as a LB)
2. James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State (Deep threat WR. Bryant is a FA next season, James will be his replacement)
3. Genard Avery, ILB, Memphis (A good athlete with upside as an off ball LB)
5. Allen Lazard, WR, Iowa State (6'5" red zone target with good hands)
5. Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin (Prototypical blocking TE that will bring depth to the position)
7. Joshua Frazier, NT, Alabama (A project that can battle Big Dan for the back up NT job, also Dunbar knows him)
7. Curtis Cothran, DE, Penn State (Another project defensive lineman with some solid measurables)
**I had Mason Rudolph as my #1 pick, just not ready for that to be the case lol
1. Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia 2. Zach Frazier, C, West Virginia 3. Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan 3. Renardo Green, CB, FSU 4. Mo Kamara, OLB, Colorado State 6. Logan Lee, DT, Iowa 6.Khristian Boyd, NT, Northern Iowa
Actually like this one a little better than your first mock LLT. Then again I like any draft that puts Evans in a Steeler uniform.
1: ILB RASHAAN EVANS , ALABAMA
2: S KYZIR WHITE, WEST VIRGINIA
3: RB RASHAAD PENNY , SAN DIEGO STATE
5a: OLB LEON JACOBS,WISCONSIN
5b: WR RICHIE JAMES , MIDDLE TENNESSEE
7a: CB MICHAEL JOSEPH, DUBUQUE
7b: DL JOSHUA FRAZIER , ALABAMA
AML
Variation on a theme:
28: R1P28EDGE JOSH SWEAT
FLORIDA STATE
60: R2P28LB DARIUS LEONARD
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
92: R3P28S TERRELL EDMUNDS
VIRGINIA TECH
148: R5P11DL FOLORUNSO FATUKASI
CONNECTICUT
165: R5P28TE TROY FUMAGALLI
WISCONSIN
220: R7P2RB ITO SMITH
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
246: R7P28WR CEDRICK WILSON
BOISE STATE
Sweat is potentially top 10 value at 28. But we have all heard that before - Bud Dupree. Leonard is a reach according to a ton of rankings at 2.28, but so were the remaining safeties and he wouldn't have been there in the third. Edmunds was the pick after Bates III went off the board two picks before. Not my favorite safety, but with the singing of Burnett, gambling on the crazy athletic guy is more possible. Whatever his name gets the team another DT style guy to add to the mix. Then we have the TE. Gamble on a small-school back to vastly outplay his draft slot. WR prospect.
Pick Player Pos College 1:28 Ronnie Harrison FS Alabama 2:28 Darius Leonard LB South Carolina St. 3:28 Royce Freeman RB Oregon 5:11 Keke Coutee WR Texas Tech 5:28 Joe Giles-Harris LB Duke 7:2 Jaylon Ferguson EDGE Louisiana Tech 7:28 Matt Elam NT Kentucky
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round 1 Pick 28: Landry, Harold, OLB/DE, Boston College
Round 2 Pick 28: Michel, Sony, RB, Georgia
Round 3 Pick 28: Leonard, Darius, OLB/ILB, South Carolina State
Round 5 Pick 11: Watts, Armani, FS, Texas AM
Round 5 Pick 28: Malone, KJ, OG, LSU
Round 7 Pick 2: Coutee, Keke, WR, Texas Tech
Round 7 Pick 28: Springs, Arrion, CB, Oregon
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these sims .... what can I say other than yea ok as if one could walk away with this one LOL ( used fanspeak this time )
28: R1P28LB RASHAAN EVANS
ALABAMA
60: R2P28EDGE JOSH SWEAT
FLORIDA STATE
92: R3P28LB DARIUS LEONARD
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
148: R5P11RB MARK WALTON
MIAMI
165: R5P28RB BO SCARBROUGH
ALABAMA
220: R7P2S GODWIN IGWEBUIKE
NORTHWESTERN
246: R7P28QB LUKE FALK
WASHINGTON STAT
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RD1 - Roquan Smith ILB Ga
RD2 - Josh Sweat Edge FSU
RD3 - Bo Scarbrough RB Bama
RD5a - Ada Aruna Edge Tulane
RD5b - Allen Lazard WR Iowa State
RD7a - Josh Frazier DL Bama
RD7b - Cedric Wilson WR Boise State
Last edited by Born2Steel; 04-06-2018 at 07:43 AM.
I don't believe most sites have caught on Bates rise.
Daniel Jeremiah has him ranked 30th in his top 50
Bates is a tall, lean safety for the Demon Deacons. He has outstanding range, instincts and ball skills from the deep middle and he flashed the ability to match up in the slot. He's a very fluid athlete and has plenty of makeup speed if he's caught out of position. Against the run, he's quick to key/read and fill the alley. He is a low, wrap/drag tackler and he does have some misses on tape. His lack of strength shows up at times. Overall, Bates is a very athletic middle-of-the-field defender and he has the versatility to cover in the slot. He should quickly emerge as a Pro Bowl-caliber player.
1. Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia 2. Zach Frazier, C, West Virginia 3. Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan 3. Renardo Green, CB, FSU 4. Mo Kamara, OLB, Colorado State 6. Logan Lee, DT, Iowa 6.Khristian Boyd, NT, Northern Iowa
little different approach this time
our exit from the playoffs had a direct coloration with being gashed by the run ...
this aims to stop that we can get a S next year as Barnett can man the store for now
Pick Player Pos College 1:28 Leighton Vander Esch LB Boise St. 2:28 Tim Settle NT Virginia Tech 3:28 Mark Walton RB Miami (FL) 5:11 Keke Coutee WR Texas Tech 5:28 Adonis Alexander CB Virginia Tech 7:2 Jaylon Ferguson EDGE Louisiana Tech 7:28 Brendan Mahon G Penn St.
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Didn't realize he was rising so fast up the latest draft boards.
I liked it better when he had a 4th round grade!
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Interesting idea. Kinda ironic that it I see it the same day I see this http://www.steelersdepot.com/2018/04/casey-hampton-on-playing-nt-what-i-did-is-almost-entirely-extinct-now/
Just not sure that Settle is going to a popular pick come draft day. Doesn't fit the current trends at DT. Billings and othes (who may be more talented?) plumetted just a few years ago...But he sure is a big boy!
RD 1: LB RASHAAN EVANS, ALABAMA
Sticking with ILB being our greatest need. Still a toss up for me if we go with Evans or Vander Esch
RD 2: RB SONY MICHEL, GEORGIA
Colbert is saying that Bell will be our RB this year...but I have no confidence that we will sign him to a long term contract. Michel can run, catch and block. I think either he or Rashaad Penny may be a Steeler this year.
RD 3: S KYZER WHITE, WEST VIRGINIA
I want to go with Bates at this spot but I think its more likely that White is still on the board. Bates is the more athletic...White has the better instincts.
RD 5: DL FOLORUNSO FATUKASI, CONNECTICUT
We need another big body up front when we run the 4 man fronts. Fatukasi could be what we need to plug up the middle.
RD 5: WR RICHIE JAMES, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
Most mocks have him as s 7th round pick....I do NOT see him making it out of the fifth round. he needs to bluk up but he catches absolutely everything thrown his way.
RD 7: OLB LEON JACOBS, WISCONSIN
Project player with great size, strength and speed. If he is coached up ....he is a steal.
RD 7: CB MICHAEL JOSEPH, DUBUQUE
Another project who needs some time to take ultra athleticism and have it transfer to the NFL level.
"I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play"
-- Jack Lambert --
another interesting thing is this ( was posted today ) from our old friend Curt https://steelerswire.usatoday.com/20...fense-in-2018/
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My walk the mock. I envision my future mocks getting a little boring as I continue to put Bates and Leonard as 1-2. That would be my ideal scenario at 1 and 2
1:28 Jessie Bates FS Wake Forest
2:28 Darius Leonard LB South Carolina St.
3:28 Mark Walton RB Miami (FL)
5:11 Hercules Mata'afa EDGE Washington St.
5:28 Mike White QB Western Kentucky
7:2 Will Dissly TE Washington
7:28 Jordan Thomas CB Oklahoma
The NT issue is interesting from a move countermove perspective. Defenses have adapted to a pass wacky league by shifting responsibility for penetration and pass rush back to the down front. Discourages two gap and using the big uglies as sponges to soak up blockers. Teams like Jags and the Titans have responded by bulking up up front and bringing old school power plays back in an attempt to push around lighter fronts.
The question is will enough teams revisit that on offense to make it valuable for defenses to return to strong run stuffing fronts? I dont know. But it makes it interesting to project where trends are going. I still believe a pure run stuffing NT does have a role but not as a front line feature of a defense. I think there is just too much movement is asked of down linemen to plug a relatively immobile nose in there and call it a day.
But on the other hand there are many reasons Im not paid to build NFL defenses!
RD1:LVE - ILB
RD2:Ogbonnia Okoronkwo - Edge
RD3:Allen Lazard - WR
RD5a:Frank Ragnow - OG
RD5b:Genard Avery - ILB/OLB
RD7a:Austin Corbett - OG
RD7b:Troy Fumagalli - TE
RD1: Jessie Bates Safety
RD2: D.J. Chark WR
RD3: Frank Ragnow OC
RD5a: Shaun Dion Hamilton ILB
RD5b: Troy Fumagalli TE
RD7a: Wyatt Teller OG
RD7b: Kahlil McKenzie NT
1. Jessie Bates, FS, Wake Forest
2. Malik Jefferson, ILB, Texas
3. Richie James, WR, MTSU
5. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, OLB, Oklahoma
5. Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State
7. Jordan Mailata, Tackle, International(AU) (Rugby star, 6'8", athletic, 20 years old. Give Munchak a project to work with. Steelers brought him in for a pre draft visit)
7. Joshua Frazier, NT, Alabama
Last edited by BlackAndGold; 04-17-2018 at 03:07 AM.
1. Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia 2. Zach Frazier, C, West Virginia 3. Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan 3. Renardo Green, CB, FSU 4. Mo Kamara, OLB, Colorado State 6. Logan Lee, DT, Iowa 6.Khristian Boyd, NT, Northern Iowa
RD1: Mason Rudolph QB
RD2: Lorenzo Carter OLB/ILB
RD3: Terrell Edmunds Safety
RD5a: Troy Fumagalli TE
RD5b: Wyatt Teller OG
RD7a: Josh Frazier DL
RD7b: Jack Cichy ILB/OLB
R1: LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH, BOISE STATE
R2: S JESSIE BATES III, WAKE FOREST
R3: CB DUKE DAWSON, FLORIDA
R5: RB BO SCARBROUGH, ALABAMA
R5: WR RICHIE JAMES, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
R7: OLB LEON JACOBS, WISCONSIN
R7: DL PJ HALL, SAM HOUSTON STATE
"I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play"
-- Jack Lambert --
Oh, yeah. Even set on the difficult level, it seems you really need to use a ranking list that comes "somewhat" close to your line of thinking... or you get
28: R1P28
LB LEIGHTON VANDER ESCH
BOISE STATE
60: R2P28
TE DALLAS GOEDERT
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
92: R3P28
DL TIM SETTLE
VIRGINIA TECH
148: R5P11
S KYZIR WHITE
WEST VIRGINIA
165: R5P28
LB DARIUS LEONARD
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
220: R7P2
WR JAVON WIMS
GEORGIA
246: R7P28
CB LEVI WALLACE
ALABAMA
RD1: Rashaan Evans ILB
RD2: Lorenzo Carter OLB/ILB
RD3: Kyzir White Safety/ILB
RD5a: Allen Lazard WR
RD5b: Wyatt Teller OG
RD7a: Josh Frazier DL
RD7b: Riley Ferguson QB
1:28 Rashaan Evans LB Alabama
2:28 Josh Sweat EDGE Florida St.
3:28 Armani Watts FS Texas A&M
5:11 Akrum Wadley RB Iowa
5:28 Kevin Toliver CB LSU
7:2 Maea Teuhema G SLU
7:28 Darren Carrington WR Utah
My latest mock from walkthemock.com for PIT via Default ranking
1:28 - LB Leighton Vander Esch, Boise St.
2:28 - QB Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St.
3:28 - EDGE Josh Sweat, Florida St.
5:11 - WR Keke Coutee, Texas Tech
5:28 - RB Nyheim Hines, NC St.
7:2 - G Sam Jones, Arizona St.
7:28 - CB Brandon Facyson, Virginia Tech
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