The Pittsburgh Steelers pick OLB Sylvester Stevenson in the 5th round
The Steelers have picked OLB Sylvester Stevenson with the 166th overall pick (5th round) of the NFL Draft. Stevenson is 6’2″, 231 pounds and he runs a 4.76 40. Stevenson played in 13 games for Utah last season and he had 81 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks, he broke up 2 passes and he had 1 interception (he returned it 27 yards for a TD). Stevenson played in 49 games at Utah in which he had 263 tackles, 24.5 tackles for a loss, he had 9 sacks, broke up 12 passes, he forced 4 fumbles and he had 1 interception. Despite being a playmaker in college I just don’t think he has the athletic ability to fit in with the Steelers’ type of D. I think Stevenson was a huge reach for the Steelers as not many draft “experts’ thought he would get picked at all.

