The Steelers met with Penn State WR Allen Robinson last night according to Jim Wexell. Robinson is one of the top 6 or 7 receivers in this class in my opinion. Wexell also reports that the Steelers had an “informal” meeting with UCLA linebacker Jordan Zumwalt.

Robinson is 6’2″, 220 lbs, with 32″ arms, and 9 1/2″ hands. The junior totaled 1432 yards on 97 receptions in 2013. He’s also the first player since at least 1985 to lead the Big Ten in both receptions and receiving yards in back-to-back seasons. He creates good separation from defenders with his size, but does at times tend to “body catch”. Teams will want to see him attack the ball during drills this weekend.

Here are a couple of his games if you’re not familiar with him.

Zumwalt is a 6’4″, 235 lb senior out of UCLA. He’d be a good pick up for a team looking for an inside linebacker in the middle rounds. He plays physical, has good ball awareness, and can drop into coverage. He finished the 2013 season with 91 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss, two INT, and one forced fumble. Here are a couple of his games.

North Carolina TE Eric Ebron spoke with NFL.com after his 40 yard dash runs earlier today. In that interview, he discussed meeting with the Steelers. “Me and Mike Tomlin had a great conversation. We were in there just cutting it up as if we’ve known each other for a long time. As I was explaining my history I felt he felt me more than anybody…”

Ebron is one of the top rated tight ends in this draft class. He amassed 973 yards on 62 receptions. His numbers from today’s workouts can be seen here: Combine Tight End Results 

The standout tight end tweaked his hamstring during the second 40 yd dash attempt, so he was unable to participate in the gauntlet.

Here are a couple games of his if you haven’t seen him in action yet.

Kareem Martin

Kareem Martin is a defensive end out of North Carolina. He’s 6’6″ and 272 lbs. He totaled 82 tackles, and 11.5 sacks in 2013.

Before the combine is over, the Steelers will likely meet with dozens of draft prospects. According to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post, the team met with Arizona running back Ka’Deem Carey today. Jim Wexell reported earlier that the team also met with Oklahoma TE/FB Trey Millard.

Here are Ka’Deem Carey’s measurements from today’s weigh in.~

The junior running back rushed for 1885 in 2013, and 1929 in 2012. He is an excellent cut back runner, and has great breakaway speed. He possesses very good vision, and would excel in a ZBS. He also interviewed with the Ravens today. Here are a couple of his games if you aren’t familiar with him.

Trey Millard is a senior FB/TE out of Oklahoma. He was a vocal leader on the Sooners offense before tearing his ACL in October. He could prove to be a late round steal. Here are his measurements from today.~

Here are a couple of Millard’s games for your viewing pleasure. He was used mostly in the run game, but also in the screen game as well.

The Steelers are slated to meet with Florida State WR Kelvin Benjamin, and Ole Miss WR Donte Moncrief  today according to Scout.com reporter Jim Wexell. Benjamin is meeting with 12 other teams today.

Here are their measurements:

[table]Player,School,Height,Weight,Arms,Hands

“Benjamin, Kelvin”, Florida State, 6050, 240, 34 7/8, 10 1/4

“Moncrief, Donte”, Ole Miss, 6020, 221, 32 3/8, 9 1/8[/table]

Benjamin, a red shirt sophomore,  had 54 receptions in 2013, for a total of 1011 yards. Moncrief,  a junior, had 59 recptions for a total of 938 yards. If you haven’t seen them play, here are a couple games of each of them in action from draftbreakdown.

Benjamin

Moncrief

Each team is allowed to meet with up to 60 players for 15 minutes. You can bet on the Steelers meeting with several receivers during combine week.

Now that the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine is underway, and prospects are getting weighed, measured, poked and prodded, it’s time to start collecting and analyzing the measurement data as it becomes available. Below you’ll see links to tables for each group of prospects as they become available. I’ll be updating them as results come out, starting with the TE and OL groups.

 2014 NFL Combine Results- Tight Ends

2014 NFL Combine Results- Offensive Linemen

2014 NFL Combine Results- Wide Receivers

2014 NFL Combine Results- Running Backs

2014 NFL Combine Results- Defensive Linemen

2014 NFL Combine Results- Linebackers

2014 NFL Combine Results- Defensive Backs

Now that NFL teams are converging on Indianapolis for the NFL Combine, I thought it would be a good idea to write up a glossary of sorts, explaining common phrases you might hear during the course of the next week. I’ll start off with offensive line oriented terms, as that’s what I know best.

Waist Bender– Being a ‘waist bender’ is a negative. It refers to an offensive linemen’s stance (usually a tackle) during pass protection. You want to see an OT having good knee bend, and keeping good center of balance. An OT who tends to bend at the waist is likely to be easily pushed off his block.

Kick Slide– Technique used by tackles to block the edge. Having a slow or clumsy kick slide is bad. Having a quick and steady one is good.

Good Anchor– Basically like it sounds. Refers to the ability to be a good anchor and not get pushed off a block.

Heavy hands– Usually refers to an offensive linemen’s hands. Having heavy hands means the lineman has a strong initial punch, which slows down the defender.

Road Grader– Refers to an offensive lineman who has a very large body, who is also usually a powerful blocker.

Gets Separation– Seems obvious, but it’s a phrase pertaining to the receiver’s ability to get space between himself and the defender.

Avoids The Trash– Usually refers to a defender’s ability to avoid other blocked players so he can make a play.

Pile Inspector– A player who doesn’t like to get involved in a scrum, or commit his body to the pile.

Body Catcher– A receiver who doesn’t attack the ball with his hands, but rather uses his body to make the catch.

Playing Speed vs 40 Time– Often a player will be said to have a faster playing speed than 40 time, or vice versa.

Plays Sideline to Sideline– Indicates that a player is agile enough to make plays all over the field ie- from one sideline to the other.

Fluid Hips Or Quick In The Hips– Refers to the ability for a player to turn his hips quickly and change direction.

I’d be surprised if you didn’t hear a few of these terms at least a couple times throughout the weekend. If I forgot one feel free to leave a comment.