With the 30th pick in the 2017 draft the Pittsburgh Steelers select

Carl Lawson OLB Auburn 6'1 261 lbs ran a 4.67 and did 35 reps on the bench press. Biggest concerns are his past medical history.

 

I'm warming up to the idea of haason reddick of temple, but his combine performance may have put him out of our reach

 

Me too....I think him not having a true position is going to allow him to slide though...

 

Patrick Mahommes II, QB

 

I like him, but not drafting a QB in the first round.

 

Is he going to play OLB or ILB?

 

Both.....

 

Derek Rivers continues to intrigue me. He might be in play at 30 before it is all said and done.



If all options are gone by 30, nab BPA round 1 and try to acquire Jordan Willis.

 

two guys to work with since we have JH here for two more and chickillo here next year. i talked about this type of scenario earlier. willis, rivers, hall, bowser, fields, javancy jones, hendrickson, dimmick maybe even biegel are all project types with a lot to work with. none would be plug and play but could become a good player in a year or two. i'm still hoping for a guy like watt, first, lawson another and one of these guys as the project. just depends how the chips fall round one.

 

so much unknown with bells injury, green and bryant. throw ben in there too. it sure would clear up alot for us.

 

i'm still feeling watt, lawson, reddick, king.

 

Of the ones who I think will be available I wouldn't be upset with: Lawson, A. Jackson, Engram, Cunningham, Obi but I haven't watched enough of the CBs to add names.

 

Mike Mayock says best defensive draft in 10 years.

http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/20...efensive-draft-ive-seen-in-the-last-10-years/

 

At #30 would love another (high)2nd round pick and a 3rd round pick. Struggling to see a guy we really want that will be there at 30. TJ Watt, maybe

 

What position will Obi play? Reddick? Lots of tweener guys this year

 

Obi will play multiple positions.


Safety (either), Corner (mainly outside) and/or linebacker.

 

Saw a comparison of Reddick to a young Lawrence Timmons. That would be a good pick then haha

I wasn't so sure about Obi, but he showed he's a freak athlete at the combine... so I'm sure he can find a place to play

 

Oh... do not worry man. Obi will.



Tomlin and Butler will both see to that. Having their own versatile piece in Ryan Shazier, versatility is now the name of the game. Obi has this in spades without question.

 

With all the mocks floating around we are going to pick about 10 players at 30, latest mock I saw yesterday had us drafting TJ Watt which I wouldn't mind but several having us drafting OJ Howard, but I don't think he will be on the board at 30 and Watt may not be there either.......

 

The reality is at this point of the year, guys start moving up draft boards, and guys start moving down. Not everyone can still be in the top 29. We will have someone fall to us that we like. It seems to happen every year. Someone who for the last 4 weeks has been in the top 15 will be pushed down by teams falling in love with a freak athlete who hasn't put something on tape and teams who trade up to get that guy they just can't live without. There is a lot of talent in this draft and I'm pretty sure we are going to have a great 3 rounds.