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Steelers 2020 NFL Draft wrapup: Players, bios and analysis
The 2020 NFL Draft is in the books. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell held court from his basement, while teams and players took part while staying at home. The Pittsburgh Steelers landed 6 players: • Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame • Alex Highsmith, LB, Charlotte • Anthony McFarland Jr., RB, Maryland...
Kevin Dotson provides big-bodied option for Steelers on offensive lineVideo
Kevin Dotson provides a big body the Pittsburgh Steelers can put in the interior of their offensive line. The question is when. “His ability to compete for playing time will be etched out as we get to know him and so forth,” coach Mike Tomlin said Saturday after the Steelers...
John Steigerwald: Viewers, Steelers offense winners in NFL Draft
America survived. Remember all of those people who trashed the NFL when it announced the draft would go on as scheduled April 24? Here’s what ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter said April 1: “We all want to see the days where we have that distraction of football. But OTAs? That’s...
Steelers add 10 undrafted free agents, 7 on defense
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed 10 rookie free agents in the hours after the draft ended Saturday evening. Only two of the 10 were offensive players: Auburn fullback Spencer Nigh and Tulane center Christian Montano. Defensive players signed were inside linebackers Leo Lewis of Mississippi State and John Houston of USC,...
Steelers draft notebook: RB McFarland brings new dimension to backfield
Anthony McFarland joins a crowded position room with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former Maryland running back, selected by the Steelers on Saturday in the fourth round (No. 124) of the NFL Draft, will compete for playing time with James Conner, Benny Snell, Jaylen Samuels, Kerrith Whyte and Trey Edmunds. The...
Tim Benz: You know who the Steelers got in the draft. Now let’s look at who they didn’t get.
You know what the Pittsburgh Steelers got in the draft. A huge wide receiver from a big school. A Conference USA reserve outside linebacker. A couple of Maryland Terps at running back and safety. And a trash-talking guard who might moonlight as a bouncer at a bar on the South...
Youth takes backseat to experience in Steelers draft class
The makeup of the Pittsburgh Steelers draft this weekend took on a different feel, and it had nothing to do with restrictions placed on the organization by the coronavirus pandemic. The Steelers went with more experienced players, shunning the underclassmen they typically covet when sifting through college prospects. Five of...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Carlos Davis
Carlos Davis Seventh-round pick, No. 232 overall Defensive tackle, Nebraska 6-foot-2, 313 pounds Stats: Had 125 total tackles (58 solo, 14 for loss) with 9½ sacks, one forced fumble over 48 career games. Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo. Carlos Davis is headed to the Steel CIty.Check out some of his @HuskerFBNation...
Defensive tackle Carlos Davis taken by Steelers in 7th round of NFL Draft
With their final pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers found a big body to provide depth on the interior of their defensive line. The Steelers selected Nebraska defensive tackle Carlos Davis with the No. 232 selection. Davis is a 6-foot-2, 313-pound redshirt senior who played in 46...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Antoine Brooks
Antoine Brooks Sixth-round pick, No. 198 overall Safety, Maryland 5-foot-11, 220 pounds Stats: Led Big Ten and was ninth in country with 5.8 solo tackles per game as a senior. … Four career interceptions. Hometown: Lanham, Md. Was named Maryland’s team MVP, second-team Big Ten by the conference’s coaches and...
Steelers take another Maryland player, safety Antoine Brooks, in 6th roundVideo
Antoine Brooks Jr. nearly quit football five years ago when he was injured during his senior season at DuVal High in Lanham, Md. On Saturday, his decision to keep playing was rewarded when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected the Maryland safety in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. The 5-foot-11,...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Kevin DotsonVideo
Kevin Dotson Fourth-round pick, No. 135 overall Guard, Louisiana-Lafayette 6-4, 310 pounds Stats: Started 52 of 53 career games for the Cajuns Hometown: Plaquemine, La. It’s starts this weekend pic.twitter.com/4Vd6BvgAmn— Kevin Dotson (@kdd7696) April 22, 2020 Was named a first-team All-American by the AP, USA Today, Sports Illustrated and Pro...
Steelers believe all-American guard Kevin Dotson will fit in well on their line
On his way to becoming a first-team All-American as part of a team that would finish 11-3 and win its division in its conference, Kevin Dotson probably didn’t need much more to intimidate the defensive linemen he lined up against in the Sun Belt. But Dotson, the guard the Pittsburgh...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Anthony McFarland Jr.Video
Anthony McFarland Jr. Fourth-round pick, No. 124 overall Running back, Maryland 5-8, 208 pounds Stats: 1,636 career rushing yards on 239 carries (6.8 average) in 22 games over two seasons. Hometown: Hyattsville, Md. McFarland was highly recruited coming out of high school; he was rated the third-best running back nationally...
Steelers take Maryland RB Anthony McFarland with first 4th-round pickVideo
Anthony McFarland joins a crowded position room with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former Maryland running back, who was selected by the Steelers on Saturday in the fourth round of the NFL Draft, will compete for playing time with the likes of James Conner, Benny Snell, Jaylen Samuels, Kerrith Whyte and...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Alex HighsmithVideo
ALEX HIGHSMITH Third-round pick, No. 102 overall Outside linebacker, Charlotte 6-3, 248 pounds Stats: 21.5 tackles for loss and 14 sacks in 13 games. He ranked fourth nationally in sacks and fifth in tackles for loss. Hometown: Wilmington, N.C. Alex Highsmith is headed to the @steelers!Congrats @highsmith34!#ShrineBowlPro x #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/6hO0pJGFgl—...
Tim Benz: Best wide receiver available? Or best player available? Opinions vary.
A lot of years in the NFL Draft, the Steelers say that they are taking the best player available when they pick. A lot of years I don’t believe that. A lot of years I think they take the best possible player at the position of the highest need. Actually,...
Kevin Colbert: Steelers ‘intent is to try to get Bud (Dupree) signed to a long-term deal’
Thursday, an outside linebacker committed to the Pittsburgh Steelers for one year. Friday, the Steelers took an outside linebacker with their second pick of the draft. That doesn’t necessarily mean the organization is assuming the latter is going to replace the former. Minutes after the Steelers selected Charlotte edge rusher...
3rd-round pick Alex Highsmith to fit into Steelers’ depth chart at outside linebacker
Alex Highsmith redshirted in college. But even if conventional wisdom might suggest circumstances result in a similar apprenticeship in the pros, the Pittsburgh Steelers insist that isn’t necessarily the plan. “He’s not going to get a redshirt year,” general manager Kevin Colbert said not long after the Steelers took outside...
Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Chase ClaypoolVideo
Chase Claypool Second-round pick, No. 49 overall Wide receiver, Notre Dame 6-foot-4, 238 pounds Stats: 66 catches, 1,037 yards (15.7 average), 13 touchdowns as a senior (tie-seventh nationally) Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada Tidbits: Claypool would become the first Canadian to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers since kicker Shaun Suisham (2010-14)....
Steelers select Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool with 2nd-round pickVideo
Adding to their arsenal of young wide receivers, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Notre Dame’s Chase Claypool with their second-round draft pick Friday night. Claypool was taken No. 49 overall. The Steelers didn’t have a first-round pick after trading it to Miami last year to acquire safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Claypool was...
Last time Steelers didn’t have 1st round pick, they had dud of a draft
Since they traded for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in September, the Pittsburgh Steelers knew they were bucking history by entering the 2020 NFL Draft without a first-round draft pick. It has been 53 years, to be exact, since the Steelers didn’t have a first-rounder. And the organization can only hope that...
U mad, bro? Steelers fans vent about JuJu Smith-Schuster, Antonio Brown, Leonard Fournette
In the week leading up to the NFL Draft, it was clear Steelers fans were feeling particularly on edge. Hey, no first-round pick for the first time since 1967 will do that to you. So, instead of fretting over what was going to happen in the first round, Black and...
Jalen Reagor, a wideout associated with Steelers, goes to Eagles in 1st round of NFL Draft
If it’s any consolation to Pittsburgh Steelers fans, at least speedy TCU wide receiver Jalen Reagor will begin his NFL career in Pennsylvania. It just will take place on the eastern part of the state, not the western. Reagor, a 5-foot-11, 206-pound deep threat and presumed second-round pick, didn’t make...
David ‘Rooster’ Fleming: Hazelwood legend, CFL star signed with Steelers out of high school
Rooster Fleming would have been a Hazelwood legend — if not for his cocksure nickname then for signing straight out of Gladstone High School to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rooster befriended Paul Martha and roomed with Joe Namath, scored on a record 108-yard touchdown and won weightlifting competitions into...
