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April 25, 2013
Is Tyler Eifert the next Heath Miller?
Recently the trendy pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers in mock drafts has been Notre Dames Tyler Eifert. In this article we breakdown Eifert's strengths, weaknesses and tell you why Eifert reminds us of a current Steelers tight end.
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April 9, 2013
Steelers host three more, including CB Will Davis
Will Davis has bounced around between multiple college teams, and the inexperienced but physically gifted cornerback fits the mold of recent Steelers cornerback draft picks.
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April 5, 2013
Steelers Draft Visits: Heavy on linebackers early
There are reports of 13 different draft-eligible players having visited with the Steelers over the last week. The vast majority are linebackers, and with 17 picks left, the Steelers could be showing their intentions for this draft.
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April 3, 2013
Steelers host prospects and free agents Monday
A trio of productive and talented linebacker draft prospects visited Pittsburgh Tuesday in wake of the 2013 NFL Draft. The Steelers also met with versatile interior offensive linemen Antoine Caldwell, formerly of the Houston Texans.
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April 2, 2013
Mid-round target John Simon highlights visits
The Steelers hosted three players in wake of the 2013 NFL Draft, with more to come.
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March 15, 2013
Steelers Draft Prospects: "The Judge" Arthur Brown
With Sean Spence's future still in question the Steelers re-signed Larry Foote as a stop gap for their buck ILB position. It wouldn't be out of the question that the Steelers still consider an ILB prospect early in the draft.
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March 14, 2013
NFL Draft Prospects: Offensive guard
Few could have predicted the Steelers' selection of OG David DeCastro with the 24th overall pick in 2012. Now, at 17, there are a few outstanding guard prospects who may be available when the Steelers go on the clock.
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March 11, 2013
NFL Draft Prospects by Position: Offensive Tackles
The Steelers have gone heavy with tackles in the draft the last few years, but depth is important at a position that sees injuries frequently - both recent second round picks, Marcus Gilbert and Mike Adams, ended up on the IR last year.
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March 8, 2013
NFL Draft Prospects by Position: wide receivers
Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson headlines a quality receiver draft class, but there's still a lot of talent behind him as well, like La. Tech's Quinton Patton.
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March 7, 2013
NFL Draft Prospects by Position: Quarterbacks
The injuries suffered by Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in recent years has to give the Steelers at least some uneasiness. The fact they don't have any back-ups currently signed to the 2013 roster is something that will change through maybe both free
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March 7, 2013
NFL Draft Prospects by Position: Running back
The Steelers could let some combination of Jonathan Dwyer, Isaac Redman and Rashard Mendenhall walk this year. Odds are good they'll be taking a close look at several draft-eligible running backs. Here are the best prospects available.
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February 28, 2013
Steelers chance to field hugely athletic OL
ESPN's Mel Kiper recently released his latest Big Board, and Oklahoma offensive tackle Lane Johnson falls close enough to give birth to thoughts of adding to an already athletic offensive line.
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February 27, 2013
NFL Draft Prospects: The Other Georgia Linebacker
Georgia has some outstanding linebacker prospects leading into the 2013 NFL Draft. Cornelius Washington isn't getting the hype Alec Ogletree and Jarvis Jones are, but an impressive Combine showing could boost his stock.
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February 25, 2013
Walter Stewart, the draft's best kept secret
Every pick in the draft has some risk involved. Cincinnati's Walter Stewart carries with him a big risk but an even bigger reward, leading NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock to dub him "the best kept secret in the draft."
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February 24, 2013
Denard Robinson watched film of Antwaan Randle El
Michigan's multi-talented Denard Robinson looks to follow in the footsteps of fellow Big 10 athlete Antwaan Randle El. The former Steeler played quarterback and receiver in college and was taken in the second round by Pittsburgh in 2002.
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February 23, 2013
John Cyprien works in or out of the box
Pittsburgh may draft a safety in April should Florida International safety John Cyprien be the one. He is known for his physical play near the line of scrimmage and has earn the moniker of an in the box safety. Can he do more?
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February 22, 2013
Steelers Draft Prospects: WR Cordarrelle Patterson
The Steelers' offense needed a playmaker in 2012. With Mike Wallace leaving for free agency that need has only increased. Can Cordarrelle Patterson be that play maker? We analyze his play with GIFs.
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February 19, 2013
Breaking down draft prospect Dion Jordan with GIFs
After struggling to get after the quarterback in 2012 Pittsburgh may look for a pass rusher in the up coming draft. The tall and athletic Dion Jordan may just be the answer. We breakdown his play to better analyze Jordan's abilities.
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February 18, 2013
Manti Te'o can play now, but will he improve much?
Putting aside the off-the-field weirdness that now accompanies Manti Te'o, he's as pro-ready as any player in the draft. The question is how high is his ceiling? He's a tackling machine, but is that worth the 17th pick in the draft?
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February 17, 2013
2013 Steelers Draft Prospects stream
All the evaluations of potential targets for the Steelers' No. 17 overall pick in the upcoming 2013 NFL Draft.
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February 13, 2013
Ogletree shares similar concerns as Timmons did
An outstanding physical specimen is hindered by developing mental acumen, Georgia's Alec Ogletree has a lot of potential, making him similar to Steelers LB Lawrence Timmons when he was drafted at No. 15 overall in 2007.
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February 11, 2013
Matt Elam an able tackler, maybe not a willing one
Florida's hard-hitting, muscular safety Matt Elam has a high level of skill, but doesn't seem interested in tackling as much as he does trying to make a big play. He shows some outstanding qualities but he shows laziness as well.
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February 11, 2013
Jarvis Jones, top 5 ability, top 17 question marks
No one can doubt the career production of Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones. The doubt he creates comes in the form of spinal stenosis, a condition characterized by the narrowing of his spinal canal, which could shorten his career.
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February 11, 2013
2013 Steelers Draft Prospects: Versatile Vaccaro
Texas's athletic safety Kenny Vaccaro can be used myriad ways in any kind of defense. He did everything from rush the passer in a three-point stance to handle single-deep coverage, he's a look at the kind of versatility teams want in their safeties.
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February 10, 2013
2013 Steelers Draft: Mingo unreachable at 17
The Steelers should run, not walk, to the podium if LSU DE/OLB Barkevious Mingo is available at 17. Odds are extremely low that he will be, but the same thing was said in 2012 when David DeCastro fell to 24.