Steelers Draft Recap Season 60

by doubled187 | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

Steelers coach was hospitalized during draft and had to retire soley on having his 12 year old son Dane set up a draft board for him before the draft. This is the results of that:

Round 1 Pick 12 DT Brandon Church, South Carolina - a total beast of a DT with quick for his size acceleration and devastating power rush moves he looked to be a day 1 starter out of camp and was. In his first game he notched 2 solo tackles and a sack on Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. He was disruptive and the line and got to the QB just what we wanted in our young DT.

Round 2 Pick 12 DE David Thomas, Ohio State - was a force in college where he relied on his strength and bullrush move to get to the QB quick. But he may be a developmental piece and a rotation player with the Steelers. His not ideal speed at the position and just average strength for his size may make him get stock on tackles at the NFL level. He did not play any snaps week 1 which is troubling to see out of your 2nd rd pick.

Round 3 Pick 11 DE Stanley Kitchens, Florida State - quite similar to David Thomas was a force at college but will his undersized stature and not elite speed translate to the NFL level. Only time will tell but not in week 1 as he saw no action in that game.

Round 4 Pick 12 QB Joey Hardison, Boise State - a suprise pick by the Steelers here drafting a QB after signing up Deshawn Watson long term last season. But you can never have to many quality cheap QB on the roster is the reason he was on the board. Hardison is a very balanced QB who lacks elite speed or but make up for it with his elite arm strength and solid accuracy. He bumped Joe Bost from QB on depth chart in camp and is now locked into that position.

Round 5 Pick 12 RG Gerald Irwin, Mississippi State - a very balanced lineman who project to be a depth player this year and given enough time to develop could find his way a starter position in the future. Saw no action in week 1.

Round 6 Pick 12 HB Javonte Cheecks, Minnesota - a power back with some speed is always a welcome addition. Only time will tell if his run over rather than around style of run with work in the MOF. Saw no action in week 1.

Round 7 Pick 12 WR Larry Greenward, Troy - a slightly undersized deep threat wr who was a good route runner with signs of being a start at Troy. His only week spot is getting off of physical cornerback play. He impressed during camp and saw action in week 1. Dropping what would have been a 20+ yard catch in his only target week 1. 

Overall a pretty good draft with solid depth and a few potential starters and 1 surefire starter.