Marcus Allen S Penn St
Mark Andrews TE Oklahoma
Jerome Baker OLB/ILB Ohio St
Lorenzo Carter OLB Georgia
Nick Chubb RB Georgia
Terrell Edmunds S Va Tech
Mike Gesicki TE Penn St
Dallas Goedert TE S Dakota St
B.J. Hill NT/DT N Carolina St
Malik Jefferson ILB Texas
Arden Key DE/OLB LSU
Christian Kirk WR Texas A&M
Kyle Lauletta QB Richmond
Darius Leonard OLB/ILB S Carolina St
Uchena Nwosu OLB USC
Rashaad Penny RB San Diego St
Dante Pettis WR Washington
Frank Ragnow C Arkansas
James Washington WR Oklahoma St
Kyzir White S West Virginia
after selecting Alabama ILB Rashaan Evans in the first round of our Steelers Universe Mock Draft, who should the Pittsburgh Steelers then pick in Round 2?
the assumption is being made that all of these players are still available and they're listed in alphabetical order:
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If you can't get a TE in R1, try R2!
Alright, I'll join the Shoes Quest for TE in this scenario. Gogurt and Carter are probably the biggest value available, but we just took a LB in the 1st. So, TE come on down...
Gogurt
Carter
Kirk
Gesiki
If they want to go safety, I assume this means that Reid and Bates are gone. Edmunds is the last of the stupidly athtletic and versatile prospects. After him, in my opinion there is a measurable drop-off. So Edmunds it is. White and Allen are limited in coverage.
yes, I could be wrong of course but imo it wasn't realistic to have Reid or Bates still available at 2(60). I believe if the Steelers want either of those two safeties they will need to select them at 1(28) or trade up in the second round for them which is always a possibility.Originally Posted by Mojouw
I don't think we'll be going for a safety with our FA signings. A good goal was to take one position of need off the table in FA and we did that. Assuming ILB in round 1, that leaves OLB, TE, and possibly RB or QB.
It will depend heavily on who's available. I think we have at least a plausible plan for TE that does not involve spending a high draft pick (hope that McDonald can give it a full season). That leaves OLB and RB, and at RB we have a really good one for this year, at least in theory. I think we'll go OLB.
More likely though, we'll go OLB in round 1 and ILB in round 2, because every goddamn year there's a guy who drops down into the 20s and we're like "omg, can't pass on this guy - he has incredible raw talent but needs to develop his game to succeed at the pro level!"
So basically if OLB is on our list of needs, we don't get a first-round pick that year because that happens instead. Then OLB is on the list again in 3 years.
See you Space Cowboy ...
BPA
If they don't go ILB in round 1, I'd pick Leonard. With Evans the round 1 pick, I go with Goeddert, best player available at position of need
I reeeally want to pick Frank Ragnow...
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Nick Chubb!
Selected safety Terrell Edmunds.
Vance McDonald and Jesse James are the #1 and #2 TE's. No need to take one early.
1. Graham Barton, C, Duke 2. Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida 3. Maason Smith, DT, LSU 3. Max Melton, CB, Rutgers 4. Blake Fisher, OT, Notre Dame 6. Tommy Eichenberg, ILB, Ohio State 6. MJ Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh
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I picked Baker, cause we need another OLB at least for depth, and depending on how he plays, the ILB/OLB could be useful.
if BPA is the philosophy , hard to imagine anyone on the list is actually better than Arden Key ( IMO anyways ) but that being said the red flags are of major concern ....
I took him here but not sure I would do it again thinking about it more .... so much talent and ability but what good is it if he cant stay on the field because of his immaturity and poor decision making
Kenny Pickett is who I though he was .. Eagles problem now
Goeddert won't be there at pick 60, but if he is, they'd be hard pressed not to take him
I voted for Frank Ragnow.
He’s amazing!!!
I got Vander Esch in Round 1, and Arden Key in Round 2. We need help at ILB with Shazier being out still for the foreseeable future, and we still need a dominant pass rusher. Key could possibly fill that role if he eliminates the character issues, and makes football his priority.
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert, 1990 HoF Introduction.
Im leaning more towards a WR here...if a safety or ILB is taken at one. Just seems like it would be one of those scratch your head things that Colbert would do.
Maybe a James Washington or Desean Hamilton here?
That is totally possible (and, IMO, not a head scratcher).
The Steelers have AB, JuJu, and Bryant (for one more season). They routinely like to go three- and four- deep at WR. So, even if Bryant stays, drafting a WR early is not far-fetched.
Tuesday Draft Week Rumors
Updated April 24, 2018
By Charlie Campbell
The 2018 NFL Draft is just two days away! Here are some rumors that I have heard from sources with the draft just hours away.
One of the late-risers as teams held their draft meetings has been Arkansas center Frank Ragnow. After a long run of being one of the most reliable offensive linemen in the the SEC, Ragnow had his senior year cut short by a high ankle sprain. That kept him out of the Senior Bowl, and WalterFootball.com was first to report that he would miss the combine workout. As a result, Ragnow has gone under the radar to a large degree, while other interior offensive line prospects like Isaiah Wynn, Will Hernandez, Billy Price, and James Daniels received more projections of being first- or second-rounders. However, sources say that Ragnow has a shot at being a late first-round or second-round pick.
In the 20s, a run could start on these interior offensive linemen, which could see them all go off the board by the end of the top-20 picks in the second round. The 6-foot-4, 307-pound Ragnow is viewed as having a good skill set while also being a polished blocker and a technician. Teams feel that he could be a starter at guard or center in the NFL. Ragnow might sneak into Thursday night, and it sounds like the second round is the lowest that he would potentially go.
http://walterfootball.com/NFLHotPress
NOOOOO!!!
Good for him, but I was hoping he’d slip to us at 60. We have too many other needs to take him at 28 (although, he would be a great pick, since he has never given up a sack).
Terrell Edmunds was tied for the most votes in this poll, the Steelers just happened to pick him a round earlier than most of us had thought...
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Just like TJ last year, many had him as a R2
If Darius Leonard is there, take him
WR
I’ll change my vote to...
Justin Reid
ILB or WR now that we traded Martavis Bryant would seem like logical positions to address in Day 2.
sorry Shoes
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With Goedert you get the best of both worlds WR & TE.ILB or WR now that we traded Martavis Bryant would seem like logical positions to address in Day 2.
sorry Shoes
Joking aside...
If Edmunds is a dime ILB, then Justin Reid or Jessie Bates are still possibilities.
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R2 Darius Leonard?
Darius Leonard
Malik Jefferson
Jerome Baker (R3)
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