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Not that many mock drafts are avoiding taking the word of the most popular mock prognosticators, but the balance of predictions seem to be tilting toward a first round pick of either Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson or Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones.
Jones has visited and worked out with and for the Steelers. Patterson hasn't been linked with any such visit yet, but the Steelers still have 24 visits with non-local players left. It's possible he'll end up being one of them.
We're not sleeping on Arthur Brown, either. Considering the slew of linebackers the Steelers have brought in for visits recently, it almost seems as if they have enough on Brown, and don't want to tip their hand too much.
| 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 | March 21 | Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia | Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State | Stedman Bailey, WR, West Virginia |
| Behind The Steel Curtain | Seton Hall and Steelers | March 1 | Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M | ||
| SB Nation | Dan Kadar | March 25 | Jones | ||
| SBN Blogger's Mock Draft | March 28 | Patterson | |||
| National Football Post | Russ Lande | April 10 | Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama | ||
| The New NFL Draft | March 23 | Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia | Jessie Williams, DT, Alabama | Stepfan Taylor, RB, Stanford | |
| OurLads.com | Dan Shonka | March 7 | Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU | ||
| OurLads.com | Chris Steuber | March 15 | Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah | ||
| CBS Sports | Dane Krugler | March 19 | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee | ||
| CBS Sports | Rob Rang | March 18 | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State | ||
| Draft Breakdown | Eric Stoner | March 22 | Patterson | Margus Hunt, DE, SMU | Logan Ryan, CB, Rutgers |
| Draft Season | Matt Falk | March 18 | Jones | J. Williams | Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin |
| Draft Season | Ultimate | March 20 | Moore | Terrence Williams, WR, Baylor | |
| Sporting News | March 18 | Brown | |||
| DraftTek | March 26 | Patterson | Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama | Cornelius Washington, OLB, Georgia | |
| Fox Sports | Peter Schrager | March 1 | Moore | ||
| Walter Football | Charlie Campbell | March 20 | Jones | Larry Warford, G, Kentucky | Quinton Patton, WR, La. Tech |
| NFL.com | Bucky Brooks | March 15 | Patterson | ||
| Football Fan Spot | April 2 | Patterson | Kevin Minter, LB, LSU | Jamie Collins, LB, Southern Miss | |
| The NFL Mock | March 31 | Jones | T. Williams | David Bakhtiari, OT, Colorado | |
| Draft Ace | Ryan McCrystal | March 29 | Patterson | Matt Elam, S, Florida | Collins |
| Fantasy Football Auction | Slim | March 11 | Mingo |