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A fresh set of mock drafts shows the general top candidates for the Steelers selection at No. 17 overall getting somewhat pared down, according to the Blogosphere.
Texas A&M defensive end Damontre Moore's name appears a few times here, and the hotly debated presence of Jarvis Jones still remains a factor. Safety Kenny Vaccaro and outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo pick up a few votes as well.
| Site | Name | Date | Round 1 (17) | Round 2 (48) | Round 3 (78) |
| Behind The Steel Curtain | Steel34D | March 1 | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | Eric Reid, S, LSU | Christine Michael, RB, Texas A&M |
| Behind The Steel Curtain | big_jay71 | Jan. 2 | John Jenkins, NT, Georgia | Eric Reid, S, LSU | Shane Skov, ILB, Stanford |
| Behind The Steel Curtain | Seton Hall and Steelers | March 1 | Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M | ||
| SB Nation | Dan Kadar | Feb. 28 | Jessie Williams, DT, Alabama | ||
| The New NFL Draft | Feb. 28 | Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia | |||
| OurLads.com | Dan Shonka | Feb. 21 | Keenan Allen, WR, Cal | ||
| CBS Sports | Dane Krugler | Feb. 26 | Moore | ||
| CBS Sports | Rob Rang | Feb. 26 | Moore | ||
| Draft Breakdown | Jon Dove | Feb. 2 | Jessie Williams, DT, Alabama | Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina | Quanterus Smith, OLB/DE, Western Kentucky |
| Draft Season | Matt Falk | Feb. 18 | Dion Jordan, DE/OLB, Oregon | Williams | Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin |
| Draft Season | Nik Edlund | Feb. 28 | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | ||
| Sporting News | Feb. 8 | Jenkins | |||
| DraftTek | Feb. 28 | Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee | Ball | |
| Fox Sports | Peter Schrager | March 1 | Moore | ||
| Walter Football | Charlie Campbell | Feb. 28 | Jones | Larry Warford, G, Kentucky | Quinton Patton, WR, La. Tech |
| NFL.com | Daniel Jeremiah | March 1 | Vaccaro | ||
| NFL.com | Gil Brandt | Feb. 26 | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri | ||
| Football Fan Spot | March 3 | John Cyprien, S, Florida International | Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama | Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State | |
| Football Extra Points | Feb. 27 | Vaccaro | Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State | Robert Lester, S, Alabama | |
| The NFL Mock | Feb. 25 | Mingo | Robert Woods, WR, USC | J.J. Wilcox, S, Georgia Southern |