The early returns on last April’s NFL Draft do not look too good for the Pittsburgh Steelers
The early returns on last April’s NFL Draft are not looking too good for the Steelers. DE/DT Ziggy Hood (1st round, #32 overall) has only mustered 1 tackle to this point in the season for the Steelers. OG Keith Urbik (3rd round, #79) has not got onto the field yet for the Steelers and they expected a lot more out of him. WR Mike Wallace (3rd round, #84 overall) is the only rookie producing for the Steelers this season. He has caught 21 passes for 368 yards (17.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Wallace has also carried the ball 3 times for 40 yards (13.3 ypc) and he has 2 tackles this season. CB Keenan Lewis (3rd round, #96) has not got on the field this season just like fellow 3rd rounder Keith Urbik. CB Joe Burnett (5th rounder, #168) has 8 tackles this season for the Steelers. TE David Johnson (7th round, #241 overall) has caught 1 pass for 4 whole yards so far this year. 7th rounder A.Q. Shipley (#226 overall) has not played this season. RB Frank Summers (5th round, #169 overall) and DE Ra’Shon Harris (6th round, #205 overall) aren’t even with the team anymore. Horrible drafts like this one will catch up to the Steelers eventually so they need to start doing a better job in April.
Terrible article and assessment. You can never judge a draft in the first year. Never. The reasons you give are shaky and, in a cpl cases inaccurate. Wait until next year, or even the next, before assessing the draft. With great teams the draft picks never get playing time early because the proven vets are entrenched in their positions. So let’s give ‘em a little time…
Jason, I’m just calling it like I see it. None of the Steelers rookies besides Wallace has helped the team at all this season. I agree that it usually takes time to judge a draft that’s why you don’t see a grade by it.