Draftees We've Met With

Never too early to see who we're talking to. I'll try to keep up as names are added. And just to add, they will meet with approximately 60 people at the combine, and dozens more at pro days, and 30 formal meetings in Pittsburgh. Just because I miss someone doesn't mean that they haven't met with someone.

QBs
Lamar Jackson
Mason Rudolph

RB
Kerryon Johnson
Derrius Guice

WR
James Washington
Dante Pettis
Richie James

TE
Mike Gesecki
Dallas Godhart
Will Dissley
Troy Fumigalli
Ian Thomas
Hayden Hurst
Durham Smythe

DL
Da'Ron Payne
Harrison Phillips
Derrick Nnandi
Deandrin Senate
Joshua Frazier- Alabama Pro Day-dinner

LB
Leighton Vander Esche
Rashaan Evans
Shawn Dion Hamilton
Jerome Baker

Safety
Ronnie Harrison
Justin Reid
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Jessie Bates III (combine, Pro Day dinner)

 

Pretty interesting 4 TE's with us having 3 signed makes me wonder.........

 

Maybe setting up that trade out of the first round effort, meeting with those two qb.

Keeping an eye on Anthony Miller too. He's the size of Washington and probably the same Rd. fichtner did make a trip to Memphis I remember to see his daughter graduate and was going to check out some old buddies I believe. There is a Memphis connection here. Ya never know.

I'm starting to rethink this draft some. With the Wilcox talk and Bryant talk, things may not go down like most on here think. A couple of new D coaches a new OC, maybe Landry and his contract are being rehashed. That's a mil and a half nearly. Lots of talk of top RBs too being looked at. OLB. Interesting.

 

If you guys see someone I missed, feel free to add him, and I'll adjust it accordingly.

 

What? A TE in round 1 wouldn't be a good move, they can get by with Vance and Jesse. Too many holes on defense to draft offense in the first round.

 

What is you opinion on Vance, do you feel the Steelers are looking TE cause he is to much money or do you think JJ is the odd man out? I just feel like we are looking at TE's but we have 3 signed, thoughts???

 

Our TEs are weak. ILB class is thin, and likely picked over by our first round pick. Good safeties will likely be there @ 28, but so could a top TE. So I think they're just being diligent, as a TE could be their BPA at 28.

 

I disagree about the ILB class, I think while there isn't the sure 1st round talents there is quality up and down. Leonard(1st-2nd), Worley, Cabinda, Smith all are guys that have shown flashes of fitting our system the little I have watched. Other guys like McCray, Burks, Scales and Young(UCLA) are all guys I have seen a little on and like.

 

They met with 8 TE last year and didn't draft any of them, teams meet with a lot of players doesn't mean anything.

 

I thought I read a stat last year that we haven't drafted a guy in the first 2 rounds that we haven't met with. Not sure exactly what it was but there was something like that in the draft take.

 

Gesicki, 6’5” 250. 4.54 forty. Solid first rounder.

 

ian thomas the TE from indiana. 34-1/8" arms and 11-1/2" hands. wow. those are some big mits.

 

11 - 1/2" hands wow.

 

I have a good feeling about Baker, I think they are going to draft him and move him to ILB.

Man they met with so many TE's? But then again, they could use an all around solid TE who is a threat in the redzone.

 

I just got done watching the Oklahoma game, I have not heard of Baker and now I know why. I figured watch the game he is playing with the most talent and I figured going vs Mayfield was as good as it gets. Baker was a non factor, he gets taken out of the play way to easy. Once he locks up with the oline he is done, I saw a few times where the RB went right by him. Also OSU was playing a lot of zone and he just wasn't part of the play. I saw Baker let the RB run right by him untouched in the red zone only to be open for a TD. On another TD he couldn't cover the RB and Mayfield put it in there. I saw to much standing around the pile from him, feel free to take a look and not take my word for it:

http://draftbreakdown.com/2017/09/13/jerome-baker-vs-oklahoma-2017/

 

Here is a name that I haven't watched much on yet but everything I read says he is a pass coverage ILB, Kenny Young UCLA. The problem I have with these types of guys is they offer nothing in the run part of the game. I watched guys like McCray, Cabinda, Smith and Worley offer both and these are the guys I would rather us focus in on, run and pass defenders.

 

fred warner is a guy you need to watch too. i really like this kid. i'll give you a couple of more to watch and we may be able to get them late. both from TCU. nick orr at safety and travin howard at LB. i would be pumped if we got these 3 players. they make plays and thats what we want. sleepers in the mold of mike hilton type play makers. fill my defense with those types any day.

 

Cabinda is a stiff, he's a late round type of guy.

 

Yeah I talked about him during the senior bowl

 

He had a pretty good shrine game, what are you basing your opinion on? I like late round guys these are the type of players that can put team way over the top. I am not a guy who likes to talk much about the 1st rounders, everyone knows about them I want that mid to late round guy who can turn into something.