Steelers Mid-Season Rookie Review

by doubled187 | 4 years ago | 0 Comments

 

Through the midway point of the season lets take a recap of how the Steelers rookies have been playing. 

Round 1 Pick 12 DT Brandon Church, South Carolina - has started every game this season at DT #2. Currently has 3 sacks and 9 solo tackles. The Steelers are impressed with this big man and hope he continues to progress. He has made his way from 75-76 overall but still sits at normal dev. We are  hoping for a breakout challenge on this one.

Round 2 Pick 12 DE David Thomas, Ohio State - has just recently surpassed 4th year player Alex Highsmith as a starting 4-3 DE and 3-4 OLB. He has shown flashes of greatness but not materialized on the stat sheet yet. We are hopeful that he devlops and the stats get better. Currently he has 1 lone solo tackle and no sacks, but there were some nice QB pressures by him. He has developed from a 72-73 overall and still normal dev.

Round 3 Pick 11 DE Stanley Kitchens, Florida State - is still listed as a backup on the depth chart and has yet to see the field. Has developed from 70-71 overall. There is upside with this one so he may be an injury away from playing time.

Round 4 Pick 12 QB Joey Hardison, Boise State - has been #2 QB all season since week 1. Has developed from 67-68 but has not seen any playing time aside from victory formation kneels .

Round 5 Pick 12 RG Gerald Irwin - has been a backup all season and not yet seen the field. Has developed promisinly from 65-68 overall. Possible he could break into a starter role next season as some older linemen retire or hit free agency.

Round 6 Pick 12 HB Javonte Cheecks, Minnesota - has bumped up to #3 back. Has shown promise in practice. Has a nice mixture of size and speed. But with a deep RB room has not seen the field aside from 1 snap for 1 yard run. Has developed from a 66-71.

Round 7 Pick 12 WR Larry Greenward, Troy - a promising wr here. Star dev and has developed from 63-68. Has recently been promoted to #4 wr on depth chart. Has started as kick/punt returner all season. Is shifty and has the speed the Steelers want in their wr. Look for him to make an impact in the future.

Thats it for this review. Pretty happy with this group of rookies even though none have the luster of superstart or xfactor.