warfelg Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I'm operating under 3 assumptions: 1 - Mitchell and Wilcox are cut 2 - Bell is resigned 3 - We won't be moving off our picks Round 1 - Rashaan Evans ILB Alabama - I think we go here early. We know enough about this guy that's it's not really much to talk about at this point. Round 2 - DeShon Elliott S Texas - Tall, rangy, plays the ball in the air but can still make some impact blows. Has SS/FS versatility. Anticipates well. Good at reading QB's. Questions on hip mobility and were his INT's luck or skill. Round 3 - Ja'von Rolland-Jones DE/OLB Arkansas State - Great burst. Active heavy hands, bends well. Great array of weapons and reads OT's really well. Able to use his speed to create power. 35% of his NCAA tackles were TFL or Sacks. 10 career FF's. On the "small" size (6'2" 250). Round 5 (SF) - Poona Ford NT Texas - Short and squat at 6' 310 lbs. Powerful. Don't confuse for lack of athletic ability. Demands blockers due to his stoutness. Has ability to move sideline to sideline while occupying blockers. Biggest part of UT's 6th ranked run defense. Round 5 - Brandon Facyson CB/S VT - He's had injury problems throughout his college career. But I still take a risk on him because he's a good player with the ability to wipe out opposing WR's. I list him as a S because I think playing FS would do wonders for his career getting him in more space. Round 5 (comp) - Chris Worley LB OSU - We need to take 1 OSU guy a draft right? Anyways, this guy isn't as good as Shazier, but he's quite the player. Athletic. His issues tend to be in the mental side of things against the run. Get's whipped out in some run downs. Round 7 (NYG) - Quadree Handerson WR Pitt - He's a small guy, but also a stud return man. He can take PR duties off Browns hands and we wouldn't miss the explosion. Also can return kicks, and I wouldn't mind him taking the ball from 5 yards deep in the EZ. He can be a smaller shifty guy with deep speed to throw in the slot at times. Round 7 - Frank Ragnow OC Arkansas - Backup level player for the OL. Going to be a swing interior guy. Need someone to take that spot when Foster moves on and Finney steps in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Sign me up for this class! I think your 5th -7th round picks (as are most picks in those rounds) are more potential based than actual pro ready talent based but there's nothing wrong with that. Worley is a project LB with great potential. I actually really like Henderson as a potential full time return man and Eli Rogers replacement. Ford isn't the most athletic NT available but he has enough to matter. His ability to clog the hole is something we haven't really had since Hampton. I think he could develop into a mid to late season starter or at the very least heavy rotational player for a team. Wouldn't mind it being us. I do believe Rollands only real downsize is his size. But people said the same thing about Ryan Shazier (not comparing the 2). His size will be what drops him in the draft he isn't as polished as some of the more clamored prospects but when have the Steelers ever concerned themselves with glamour? I honestly don't know much about the late round DB. When it comes to Elliot he is one of my preferred S prospects and if you've paid attention to me at all lately you already know how I feel about Evans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 minute ago, wwhickok said: Ford isn't the most athletic NT available but he has enough to matter. His ability to clog the hole is something we haven't really had since Hampton. I think he could develop into a mid to late season starter or at the very least heavy rotational player for a team. Wouldn't mind it being us. Ford literally looks like Big Snack. Literally. Slap the 98 on him and you won't know the difference. BTW have you seen Hampton lately? He's slimmer. Not skinny but a little thinner. 3 bills instead of 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I love every defensive player taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPeezy55 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Yeah, huge fan of this draft. Was thinking about constructing a mock and those guys were lots of similar picks I was looking at. I'm a big Worley fan, I like his versatility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livewire Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I would be pleased if this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFF Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Nitpicking but I don’t see them waiting to pick an offensive player til the 6th as realistic...trust me I know the defense needs plenty of help but just the way the Steelers operate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, AlanFanecaFan said: Nitpicking but I don’t see them waiting to pick an offensive player til the 6th as realistic...trust me I know the defense needs plenty of help but just the way the Steelers operate. Not the way my board fell. Defense was there with the value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I like it a lot. If we somehow snagged Evans, Elliott, and a pass rusher like Rolland-Jones in the first 3 rounds, I'd be ecstatic. Let alone getting Poona, a big CB/S, and a potential gem in Worley. Big fan of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLambert58 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Good draft War. Evans in the 1st makes a ton of sense for obvious reasons. Had never seen Rollan-Jones before. Like what I see so far. Impressive wingspan it looks like. I'm a big fan of Worley, if we got him at the back of the 5th, that would be an absolute steal. Facyson is a good mid-late pick as CB, but in no way see him as a FS. His tackling is not his strength. Haven't really studied Elliot much, but I hear good things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I hate it. Actually, I really like it, but I wanna be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armsteeld2 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Sign me up. Ford is very impressive and I would love him on the Steelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 10 hours ago, Armsteeld2 said: Sign me up. Ford is very impressive and I would love him on the Steelers. High praise from @Armsteeld2. I'll take it! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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