The buzz around the Steelers draft complex has been heavy this spring with talk about some Ohio State Buckeye draft prospects. The Steelers were front and center for the Buckeye pro day and the Steelers have been successful at robbing the state of Ohio of NFL caliber players over the past few years. Do not be surprised if one or two Buckeye players listed below have their names called by the Steelers this coming weekend. Also do not rule out the smaller colleges like Akron, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Kent State, Miami of Ohio and Ohio. i have listed some of the smaller Ohio school top prospects Read more [...]

The Steelers brought in their final three draft prospects for visits on Friday in preparation for next weekend's draft. The Friday visitors were: cornerback Ellis Lankster of West Virginia, cornerback Mike Mickens of Cincinnati and wide receiver Louis Murphy of Florida. The Steelers have now reached the limit of 30 non local players allowed to visit prior to the draft. In total they visited with 33 players. The breakdown included: 8 cornerbacks, 4 guards, 4 defensive tackles, 4 wide receivers, 3 centers, 3 linebackers, 2 defensive ends, 1 tackle, 1 fullback, 1 tight end, 1 quarterback and 1 safety. Read more [...]

Below is a running list of the draft prospects the Steelers have had in for visits before the 2009 NFL draft. Teams are allowed 30 visits not counting local area players. Name Position School A.Q. Shipley Center Penn State Scott McKillop Linebacker Pittsburgh C.J. Davis Guard Pittsburgh Mike Thomas Wide Receiver Arizona Ra'Shon Harris Defensive Tackle Oregon Alex Mack Center California Fili Moala Defensive Tackle Southern California Herman Johnson Guard LSU Phil Loadholt Tackle Oklahoma Joe Burnett Cornerback Central Read more [...]