The Pittsburgh Steelers pick CB Crezdon Butler in the 5th round

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,The Draft Report by admin on Tuesday 11 May 2010 at 1:17 pm

The Pittsburgh Steelers have picked CB Crezdon Butler with the 164th overall pick (5th round) of the NFL Draft.  Not many draft experts had Butler getting drafted but the Steelers picked him because they have a need at CB.  Butler is 5’11″, 196 pounds and he runs a 4.46 40.  Butler played in 13 games at Clemson last season and he had 36 tackles, broke up 10 passes, he had 1 interception, 1 tackle for a loss and he had 1 sack.  He played in 52 games in his four years in college and he had 183 tackles, broke up 21 passes, he had 11 interceptions, 5 tackles for a loss, he forced 2 fumbles and he had 1 sack.  He is not big on run support but he will likely have to earn his way on the team with special teams play.  He does have enough athletic ability for the Steelers to coach up however so he might be worth the reach the Steelers took with him.

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