Pre-Combine 3rd& 4th rd steelers Big Board

Here's a list of potential targets and I've combined the two list because our 3rd comp pick & 4th rd pick are so close together. This is the largest list. The further back we go the harder it is to properly list players by grade. Again the combine should help sort things out. No QBs but RBs are starting to get added.

Pierre Desir CB Lindenwood
Ryan Carrethers DT Ark St.
Tre Boston S UNC
Jackson Jeffcoat OLB Texas
Brandon Coleman WR Rutgers
Chris Borlan ILB Wisc.
Ahmad Dixon SS Baylor
Dion Bailey SS USC
Kelsy Quarles DT SC
Deonne Bucannon S Wash St.
Billy Turner OT N. Dakota St.
Keith McGill CB Utah
Mike Davis WR Texas
EJ Gaines CB Missouri
Craig Loston SS LSU
C.J. Friedorowicz TE Iowa
De'Anthony Thomas RB Oregon
James Gayle OLB Virginia Tech
Victor Hampton CB SC
Ed Stinson DE/OLB Ala.
Louis Purifoy CB Fla.
James Hurst OT UNC
Donte Montcrief WR Ole Miss
Taylor Hart DE Oregon
Terrance Brooks FS Fla. St.
Lache Seastrunk RB Baylor

As before help me grade these guys with the combine around the corner. I'm trying to only list guys the steelers would be interested in. No QBs, Centers or OG.

Cajun-

 

At this stage of my draft evaluation, I'm really high on E.J. Gaines. I think his stock will rise though. I have him taking us in Rd. 2 in the Mock I posted last weekend. If we got him with the assumed 3rd rd. comp pick, I'd be real fired up!

 

These rounds the Steelers should definitely come away with some players in the secondary, there's some good talent to be had.

 

all 3 of Iowa's LB'ers were good elvis. they are worth watching.

I'm not seeing much love for dion bailey in the safety department. I think this kid has a lot of talent and makes plays, splash plays. he's similar to carnell lake with his move from playing as a more LB type back to safety. he also has a lot of troy in him around the LOS. he's got a nice radius as far as pass defense too.

 

kirksey is solid. the iowa LB'ers as a group were pretty good last year and a strength for their defense. I'm not sure the others ( besides kirksey) as individual players will be that good without him around them. he was the leader of the group but they all played well together. we need some play makers at LB though, and I hope we grab a couple in this draft.