Below is my 2010 Steelers mock draft for the upcoming NFL draft on April 23rd, 24th & 25th. Unless anything major happens in the next few days like trades, suspensions or earthquakes, I will be sticking with this mock draft as my official mock. Please feel free to comment below on why they will or will not draft the players below. Do not get pissy or upset. Do not let me know that guys will go earlier or later. I read everything, all the major media mocks as well as smaller ones. Yes, I know, I get it that you are a self proclaimed internet guru. This is where I see these guys going. Notice the "I", it is not a "You"! Get it?

On the flip side I hit 2 picks last year in Mike Wallace and Ra'Shon Harris. I like my odds at hitting at least 2 picks again this year. Anything I hit more then 2 and I will be ecstatic. Bitch if you want to as it is your dime, but I have nasty rebuttals ready as well.

Round 1 - C Maurkice Pouncey - Florida - Overall best center in the draft and can play guard if need arises. Groomed to take over center position. Seems like the surest of 1st rounders.

Round 2 - CB Kareem Jackson - Alabama - Could indeed slide or Steelers could go up to get him. Could be the best corner in the draft. Knows how to win and played under Nick Saban, who knows how to get kids ready for the NFL.

Round 3 - RB Toby Gerhart - Stanford - Yes, I drank the Kool-aid. You know you could see this guy in the Black & Gold. Could change his name to Steely McBeam. In all seriousness, he fits in every facet of what the Steelers do and is a high character guy.

Round 4 - T Selvish Capers - West Virginia - Could be the future at right tackle. Better run blocker than pass blocker. Very coach-able player who played at West Virginia.

Round 5 - WR Joe Webb - Alabama Birmingham - A pure athlete. The Steelers like drafting quarterbacks-turned-receivers. See Hines Ward and Antwaan Randle El as past examples. A great 5th round project that could make team as 5th receiver.

Round 5 - SS Larry Asante - Nebraska - Has speed and will hit. Could be groomed for future strong safety and future insurance for Troy Polamalu. Needs help in coverage skills, but fits a Dick LeBeau mold at strong safety and run supporter.

Round 5 - NT Jeff Owens - Georgia - Wide body nose tackle that could surprise and be the future behind Casey Hampton. Project player that needs coaching at the next level.

Round 5 - RB LeGarrette Blount - Oregon - Not the character you want, but has a chip on his shoulder and can power run. Short fuse and risky pick for sure. Steelers need running back depth.

Round 6 - ILB Pat Angerer - Iowa - Inside MIKE backer from Iowa that can hit, has speed and can cover. A true three-down player that is a bit undersized, but not in heart. Another kid that just looks right in Black & Gold.

Round 7 -  OLB/DE Adrian Tracy - William & Mary - A classic tweener that could be a gem in the 3-4 defense. He is smart, instinctive, competes well versus the run and the pass. Also has good lateral pursuit.

Round 7 - QB Jevan Snead - Mississippi - Quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner attended his pro day. He is what he is, but Tom Brady was a 5th round pick. We all know the Ben situation. This is merely a gut selection by me. Taking a flier last round does not hurt.
EDITED: 4/20/10- Removed the Snead pick now that a 7th round pick has been traded to Tampa for Byron Leftwich.

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The Steelers will begin to bring 2010 draft prospects in for pre draft visits starting next week. NFL teams are allowed to host 30 non local prospects prior to the draft. Below is a running list of players we have confirmed have been scheduled for visits as of today. We will use this as our official Steelers pre draft visit list and will update this as the visits happen or more are announced.

Purdue DL Michael Neal 3/29/10
Kansas S Darrell Stuckey 3/29/10
Penn State LB Navorro Bowman 3/29/10
Wake Forrest T Chris DeGeare 3/29/10
Tennessee G Jacques McClendon 3/30/10
Indiana T Rodger Saffold 3/30/10
Maryland CB Nolan Carroll 3/31/10
Alabama CB Kareem Jackson 3/31/10
Boise State CB Kyle Wilson 3/31/10
Alabama-Birmingham WR Joe Webb 3/31/10
Marshall DE/LB Albert McClellan 3/31/10
Wake Forest CB Brandon Ghee 4/1/10
South Carolina LB/DE Eric Norwood 4/1/10
Iowa T Bryan Bulaga 4/6/10
Oklahoma State WR Dez Bryant 4/7/10
Notre Dame WR Golden Tate 4/7/10
Utah LB Koa Misi 4/7/10
William & Mary DE/LB Adrian Tracy 4/7/10
Oregon RB LeGarrette Blount 4/7/10
Idaho G Mike Iupati 4/8/10
Florida C Maurkice Pouncey 4/8/10
South Carolina DL Clifton Geathers 4/8/10
East Carolina DL Linval Joseph 4/8/10
South Florida WR Carlton Mitchell 4/8/10
Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski 4/8/10
Illinois WR Arrelious Benn 4/9/10
Texas S Earl Thomas 4/9/10
SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders 4/9/10
Arkansas State DE Alex Carrington 4/12/10
Central Michigan WR Antonio Brown 4/12/10
Penn State LB Sean Lee 4/13/10
Texas Christian LB Jerry Hughes 4/13/10

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The Steelers will likely play their 2010 week 1 game at home and on Sunday according to reports. There was speculation they may play the Saints, but the Pirates baseball schedule has become a conflict in the scheduling. If the Steelers opened on the road, they likely would be on the road for 3 straight weeks to start the season and that is unheard of these days.

Steelers president Art Rooney II would not discuss any potential negotiations on a contract extension for head coach Mike Tomlin, yesterday. Tomlin has two years remaining on the original contract he signed in 2006. Rooney only said, "We'll get there when we get there. We think and hope Mike will be a coach here for a long time. That's about all I can say about it."

The Steelers have a pre draft visit set up with Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount. Blount ran a 4.53 and a 4.55 40 at his Pro day. Blount you may remember, was suspended in the early part of 2009 for punching an opponent and angrily confronting fans after an opening week loss.

West Virginia offensive lineman Selvish Capers also received a lot of attention from Steelers scouts during his pro day on Thursday. Capers is considered one of the best offensive tackles of his class. The Steelers reportedly have set up a pre draft visit with Capers as well.

On the flip side, no Steelers scouts or coaching personnel showed up at the Fresno State Pro Day, where running back Ryan Matthews reportedly had a great showing. It could be because they thought they saw enough at the combine so I would not read too much into that.

Steelers.com followed Steelers guard Chris Kemoeatu and brother Ma'ake to their home in Hawaii as they hosts the first annual Kemoeatu Brothers youth football clinic. This is a 4 part series and can be viewed at the links below.
http://www.steelers.com/video-and-audio/videos/Youth-Football-Hawaii-Special---Part-1/
http://www.steelers.com/video-and-audio/videos/Youth-Football-Hawaii-Special---Part-2/
http://www.steelers.com/video-and-audio/videos/Youth-Football-Hawaii-Special---Part-3/
http://www.steelers.com/video-and-audio/videos/Youth-Football-Hawaii-Special---Part-4/