Miles Killebrew to the Steelers in the second round?

I was watching the Senior Bowl and they showed some of his highlights as a SS for Southern Utah, he's 6'2 219 lbs runs a 4.49 and hits like a truck. On a draft site I read he's projected to go in rd 3-4, I think if he does well at the combine and workouts he will go higher in the draft.

 

from walter:

Miles Killebrew, s, Southern Utah
Killebrew passes the eyeball test, but as a player, he needs work. Killebrew took some false steps to get out of position on a number of plays on Thursday. He lacks instincts and feel. Sources say that they were unimpressed with Killebrew in his team interviews. One source said Killebrew reminds them of Sabby Piscitelli, a busted second-round pick by Tampa Bay out of Oregon State in the 2007 NFL Draft.


If we go safety in the second, I would hope it would be Cash, Thompson, or Vonn Bell. Kearse or Joseph in the third. Killebrew in the 4th.

 

I get scared of the competition at these small schools? Just to refresh everybody's memory
do you remember Ricardo Colclough?

 

True however I do remember Khalil Mack too. I am not saying your wrong but I think times are changing about the "Small School" label. Now I wouldn't build my draft around them but I would be afraid to take one.

 

I like Killebrew and want to see more of him, the one thing to keep in mind the draft is pretty strong at safety, imo.

 

the thing i like about vonn bell is if you watch some tape on him, he is rarely out of position ever. be it the run, screen, or pass. i'll take that. he may have even passed cash for me.

apple i have reservations about. he has his moments but he also has some " other" moments. his speed is a concern too.

the more i think about it the more i want them to leave grant as a cb instead of the safety switch. a guy like bell would fit much better back there with mitchell.

we need a top corner with speed ( fuller, hargraves, ramesy would be outstanding but won't happen, and cockrell, grant and gay as our corners. add golson as a slot man and we could be ok. vonn bell, mitchell, golden as the 3rd safety and a late or mid round safety to go with this group. thats my 2 cents worth.

 

I don't think there's any doubt that we aren't going to play Grant opposite Mitchell at any point. He will move to FS not SS. He would be depth at a position that we have none at, and could possibly take over as starter when Mitchell is up for a new contract.

I hope we don't keep Grant at CB. He struggles sticking with guys, and that's a big concern. He's best playing in a zone and can tackle. It would be worth moving him to a spot that his strengths will shine more. If the FO thought he could hack it as an NFL corner, they wouldn't be trying to change his position.

I like Vonn a lot too though. He actually has a decent set of hands too when someone throws it to him. I think he could be a solid starter in the league. He certainly has a more rounded game than either Kearse or Cash. Still needs some work in coverage like most young safeties, but he would be worth the pick of he's there in round 2.

 

Do you remember Ben Roethlisberger from small school Miami Of Ohio?

 

I wouldn't classify the Mac Schools as small (Miami & Buffalo) conference.

 

Mel Blount southern university, 6500 students, drafted 1970 in the 3rd round, how did that work out for us????

 

They certainly aren't big schools. I get that they are still D1 schools, but I'd still consider them "small schools" as far as football goes... They have been putting out a lot of good talent though recently into the NFL.

We've had some luck with smaller school guys in years past (particularly the MAC). You're still going to get guys that don't make it, but AB, Ike Taylor, Ben, Kiesel, Aaron Smith, Porter, Beachum, and AV all went to schools not in the power 5 conferences. I'm sure there are plenty more that I've missed too.

 

I never questioned the Mac schools or non power 5 schools, it was the BFE schools I have a problem with.Players must dominate at these schools. If your player dominates then by all means lets take a look at him. Man I am all for the underdog, but you have to know what you are looking at and does the skill set transfer to the NFL?

 

ben, james harrison, nix, mclendon, mitchell, d. williams, to name a few.

 

The Steel Curtain all four of those guys came from small schools, it's all about scouting.

 

Small schools of the 70s as an example doesn't really fly today. Back then those guys weren't recruited to big schools so there was a wealth of untapped talent. Nowadays guys rarely get through the cracks.

 

People I am all for some small school player making it big, it's just they have to
translate that small school dominance into the competition that is the NFL. In the SEC/Big Ten/ACC
some teams may have 5-6 ball players capable of playing in the NFL. While at these BFE schools you
might see 1-2 players in the whole conference capable of making an NFL team.

 

Killebrew crushed the measurable at the combine. Would've been nice to see some more speed on that 40 time but at his size it's impressive to see him place top-5 in pretty much every event. Didn't see how he looked in the drills, though, and his tape is still leaky from what I read, but I think he locked up the 2nd round.

 

I'm glad he didn't crush the 40 or he would be gone a lot sooner.

I think the Steelers will draft Killebrew or Neal for the SS spot.

Maybe grab a FS and move Mitchellover who knows.

Thought it was hilarious that Bucky Brooks called Killebrew a loser at the combine because of his 40 and said he was bad in other areas. He was near the top or at the top for safeties in all other measurables. Top bench, 2nd vert, huge broad jump etc.

 

alot of these guys can wow but his coverage to me is lacking a little bit. i'd rather we pick up a guy that has shown ability in the pass game and run game. a guy we don't have to spend much time teaching. our ability to teach has not been that great lately. a guy coming in with a lot of field time in different settings would be the guy we can get on the field sooner with less mistakes. i want smart too, not just big and fast. i'm not saying this kid isn't smart just he has shown more penchant for the big hit instead of good coverage skills.

 

I agree. And to take it further, finding out how intelligent a player each one is. If you've got the skills, and the intelligence, then you've found a gem from a small school.

 

i agree about the intelligence part.

 

I'm surprised to hear this GB (combine results). I've seen only 2 games, but the athleticism certainly did not jump out to me on tape. Hard hitter yes, athletic no were my impressions. Seemed to take a lot of unnecessary steps, very high in his backpedal (when he did it, not often), flat footed at times when reading the play and hard hitter or not, he missed some tackles where the runner broke out of his grasp. One was a last minute go ahead TD IIRC. I would have pegged him for the 5th.

I haven't watched the combine yet, and I'll have to see if I can find some more games.

 

I have not watched Killebrew yet I have only seen the clips of him on tv. They talk about how every hit the ball carrier goes backwards, I love that. I am going to watch more this class is good so really almost anyone we get in the 1st 4 rounds is gonna have a ton of potential. I really feel a guy like Davis fits our system better only cause his ability to play CB and S.

 

You know what I love about these threads this time of year?

Every time I see a thread started with "(Blank) in the (Blank) round?".

I hear:



I just can't help it cracks me up every time!