17 Cooper, OG UNC- enter a new oline coach that specializes in zone blocking and a relatively new OC that primarily used a zone blocking scheme in years past. Locks down the Steelers new age Oline with athletic olineman and a zone blocking scheme. Yes Cowher, there actually are athletic olinemen. Bye Colon.
47 Thomas, S Fresno State- a recent interview with LeBeau quoted him as saying "want to add more youth to the safety position". I took my Gator love out of this (as well as the history of us going Junior with the 1st pick AND this years rotation should be defense) and took the highest graded safety that happens to be a ball hawk. He has and can play either safety spot but I cant find proof hes done anything as a nickel. He does have the size that Tomlin prefers- over 6 foot 200 lbs.
79 Ball, RB Wisconsin- check out the Cooper explanation and move it behind the oline to the running back. Stud 4 year RB that has primarily played in a zone blocking scheme. Has the cut back that fits this game plan extremely well, has great hands out of the back field and can pass protect. Total package. How much tread is left on his tires is a question. But the RB position is fading enough that reloading this every 4-5 years will become typical at some point anyway.
111 Fuller, WR Virginia Tech- Tomlins typical WR begins with 1 thing. Speed. Fuller is a track star that is also a WR. The kicker with him is hes the only WR Tomlin has ever drafted over 6'2. Tomlin had to see the range Burress' height gave Ben this year. Combine size and speed.
143 Johnson, LB Alabama- Spence is iffy at best with his knee, and Harrison is iffy with being a Steeler. We said we werent going to make any effort to keep our UFAs and "let them test the market" however we are already in talks with Foote to stay on another year. That is the most pressing issue at LB, the ILB. Not the OLB. Tomlin wont give up on Worilds, this will be his make or break year. LeBeau loves Robinson. And Carter made some plays this year. So the depth is there. My thought was, why not draft a LB that can and has started both inside and outside at LB? On top of that, how about one that started for a national champion? Oh, and the defense is a 3-4 base???? Yup. Nico.
175 Geathers, NT Georgia- heres a Typical Tomlin, waiting till the last minute to find a NT. Im not so sure if Kwame will last this long, but the fact that he didnt really ever start, and being a junior, might go against him. He has flexed to the 5 tech as well as the 0 tech, and his time spelling Jenkins regularly went well. He certainly is a big one, but with Ta'Amu a UFA (PLEASE LET HIM WALK!!!!) I bet Tomlin and Coach Mitchell wont hesitate to bring in some more competition at the NT spot. Plus, if he can play DE thats even better.
207 Renfree, QB Duke- Its about time we drafted a QB. The 7th round counts right? He has a pec injury thats keeping him out of the Combine, and I dont think he will be ready for pro days. He will have to be graded on tape only. And if you catch a few YouTube postings youll see a theme- accuracy. Leading accuracy at that. He puts the ball exactly where it needs to be to enable the WR to catch and run with it. Thats Haleys offense. YAC YAC YAC YAC YAC. But in order to have the YAC, the ball has to be accurately placed. This kid can do that.
227 Lutzenkirchen, TE Auburn- We hope Heath doesnt miss much time, maybe 3-4 games. We also hope the 1 FA we do pick up is a veteran TE (not Pope). Nevertheless, Philip is the typical Haley TE. Athletic blocker both in line and as an Hback, with terrific hands, and just enough speed to separate and be a threat in the passing game.
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