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Keith Butler believes early picks on offense will lead to rested Steelers defense
Keith Butler couldn’t be blamed for wondering when the Pittsburgh Steelers would draft a player to help his defense. He watched running back Najee Harris go in the first round Thursday. He sat by as the Steelers took a tight end and an interior offensive lineman Friday. The Steelers began...
Steelers NFL Draft recap: Who the Steelers selected and analysis
The Pittsburgh Steelers finished the 2021 NFL Draft picking four new offensive players, four new defensive players and a punter. Here is a recap of the Steelers 2021 NFL Draft Picks with quick bio boxes and analysis: Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 NFL Draft Picks Round 1: No. 24 Najee...
Tim Benz: Steelers addressed many needs in the NFL Draft. Here are some that remain
Annually, this is my favorite Pittsburgh Steelers column to write. It’s my favorite column because, based on your responses, it’s your least favorite column to read. But the numbers tell me you always end up reading it anyway. After all, following the NFL Draft each year, every team’s fan base...
Steelers check off several boxes in procuring 9 NFL Draft prospects
An NFL Draft that continued its course down the road to fixing the league’s least effective running game took a U-turn for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. After using a fourth consecutive pick on an offensive talent, and second in a row along the line, the Steelers turned their attention...
From Clairton to PSU to the Steelers, Lamont Wade signs as undrafted free agent
When he played at Clairton, Lamont Wade had 26 scholarship offers before he chose Penn State and went on to play in 47 games, with 22 starts. But it took only one phone call to give him, perhaps, the greatest thrill of all. Wade, a four-time letterman and three-time WPIAL...
Steelers use final pick of NFL Draft to take punter Pressley Harvin III
After making four consecutive picks on defense, the Pittsburgh Steelers closed their portion of the NFL Draft on Saturday by switching to special teams. Pressley Harvin III, the strong-legged punter from Georgia Tech, was the Steelers’ second pick of the seventh round, No. 254 overall. Harvin was the only punter...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Georgia Tech P Pressley Harvin III
Pressley Harvin III Seventh-round pick, No.254 overall Punter, Georgia Tech 5-foot-11, 263 pounds Stats: Led the nation and set Georgia Tech and ACC records with a 48.0-yard punting average in 2020 Hometown: Alcolu, S.C. Tidbits: Ray Guy Award winner as college football’s best punter in 2020. Also was a unanimous...
Steelers select Oklahoma ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Tre Norwood with first 7th-round pick
Tre Norwood is listed on the NFL’s official draft website as a cornerback, but when the Pittsburgh Steelers’ official Twitter announced the team picked him in the draft, it labeled Norwood a safety. Coach Mike Tomlin took an entirely different tact yet. When he announced the selection of Norwood with...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Oklahoma CB/S Tre Norwood
TRE NORWOOD Seventh-round pick, No. 245 overall CB/S, Oklahoma 6-foot, 192 pounds Stats: Had five of his six career interceptions as redshirt junior in 2020. Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark. Tidbits: Norwood missed the 2019 season because of a knee injury suffered in fall camp. … He was slow to return...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Miami OLB Quincy Roche
Quincy Roche Sixth-round pick, No. 216 overall OLB, Miami 6-foot-3, 245 pounds Stats: 45 tackles (14 1/2 for loss, 4 1/2 sacks), three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries as senior in 2020 Hometown: Randallstown, Md. Tidbits: Was a graduate transfer from Temple, where he had 137 tackles (39 1/2 for...
Steelers add Miami (Fla.) pass rusher Quincy Roche in 6th round
Growing up near Baltimore, Quincy Roche was well aware of the Pittsburgh Steelers from their fierce AFC North rivalry with the Ravens. Now that he’s the Steelers’ newest outside linebacker, Roche is more than ready to change allegiances. He’s just hoping the rest of his family complies, too. “I’m in...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Wisconsin DE Isaiahh Loudermilk
Isaiahh Loudermilk Fifth-round pick, No. 156 overall Defensive end, Wisconsin 6-foot-6, 274 pounds Stats: As a senior in 2020, had 13 tackles, including 2 1/2 for loss with two sacks in six starts. In 2019, had 24 tackles, five for loss with three sacks, five pass breakups and two forced...
Steelers execute trade, select Wisconsin DE Isaiahh Loudermilk in 5th round
Entering the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers had 11 players capable of playing somewhere on the defensive line on their offseason roster. And despite that position group being universally regarded as the weakest in this year’s class, the Steelers traded into the fifth round Saturday to grab another big body...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Texas A&M ILB Buddy Johnson
BUDDY JOHNSON Fourth-round pick, No. 140 overall Linebacker, Texas A&M 6-foot, 229 pounds Stats: Led Texas A&M with 86 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles as a senior. Hometown: Dallas, Texas Tidbits: Given name is Devodrick Johnson. His mother gave her son his nickname because she thought...
New Steelers ILB Buddy Johnson was productive in college, but team likes his tools more
If nothing else was known about an inside linebacker prospect, targeting the one who was the leading tackler on the SEC’s best defense is a pretty good place to start. Not that Buddy Johnson’s new position coach knew his statistical resume. “I don’t look at the production numbers, OK?” Pittsburgh...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Texas A&M OT Dan Moore Jr.
Dan Moore Jr. Fourth-round pick, No. 128 overall Offensive tackle, Texas A&M 6-foot-5 1/2, 311 pounds Stats: Started each of the Aggies’ 36 games at left tackle over the past three seasons, in addition to one start at right tackle as a freshman in 2017. Hometown: Beaumont, Texas Why draft...
Steelers stick to offense, pick Texas A&M tackle Dan Moore Jr. in 4th round of NFL Draft
When Steelers president Art Rooney II said the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to take steps toward improving the NFL’s 32nd-ranked running game, he was serious. One look at the team’s top four picks in the NFL Draft rammed home Rooney’s intentions. The third day of the draft opened Saturday with...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers draft decisions don’t always add up
I liked the Steelers’ first draft pick — until they made their second pick. After the Steelers made their third pick, I felt OK again. Picking Alabama’s Najee Harris at No. 24 made perfect sense. He was the best running back in the draft. Harris will make more immediate impact...
Tim Benz: What’s not to like about Steelers’ Pat Freiermuth pick, other than he’s not a lineman?
I can hear the calls from the capacity crowd of Steelers fans at Heinz Field already. Well, assuming capacity crowds are allowed back in the fall. “MUUUUUUTH!” Eh, who am I kidding? They’ll still be yelling, “HEEEAAATTTH!” I’ve got little to complain about when it comes to Steelers second-round draft...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Illinois G/C Kendrick Green
Kendrick Green Third-round pick, No. 87 overall Guard/center, Illinois 6-foot-2, 305 pounds Stats: Started past 33 consecutive college games: four at center, 29 at left guard Hometown: Peoria, Ill. With the 87th pick in the #NFLDraft, we select C Kendrick Green. #SteelersDraft pic.twitter.com/lTrNbJ6S81— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 1, 2021 Tidbits:...
Steelers use 3rd-round draft pick to take Illinois center/guard Kendrick Green
With the No. 87 pick of the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers got the center they coveted to replace retired Maurkice Pouncey. It just wasn’t the one that most draft experts expected. The Steelers selected Illinois’ Kendrick Green, a 6-foot-2, 305-pound redshirt junior. Green played guard as well as in...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Penn State TE Pat Freiermuth
PAT FREIERMUTH Second-round pick, No. 55 overall Tight end, Penn State 6-5, 251 Stats: 92 catches, 1,185 yards, 16 TDs in three seasons Hometown: Merrimac, Mass. Tidbits: Declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season. … Steelers GM Kevin Colbert, coach Mike Tomlin and new TE coach Alfredo Roberts...
Steelers take Penn State TE Pat Freiermuth with 2nd-round pick
When Pat Freiermuth’s phone rang Friday night, he didn’t know what to think. A New England native whose spent the past three years at Penn State, he’s encountered too many people from Pittsburgh to know exactly which of his buddies to trust. “When I saw that 412 area code, I...
Franco Harris puts stamp of approval on newest Steelers running back
A certain Hall of Fame running back offered a special greeting Friday afternoon to the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers backfield, one who carries an identical surname. “Welcome to Pittsburgh, cuz,” Franco Harris said with a laugh. To say Harris is happy the Steelers took former Alabama star Najee...
Tim Benz: Steelers got the best player at their biggest position of need. That’s enough ‘value’ for me.
During Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers got the player most analysts feel is the best player at their biggest position of need. All the way down at pick No. 24. It was a good night. Let’s not “yeah, but” ourselves to death on this one....


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