The Steelers have picked DE/DT Doug Worthington with the 242nd overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Worthington is a big guy at 6′5″, 292 pounds but he runs a 5.1 40.  Due to his lack of speed or pass rush ability the Steelers have to be thinking of using Worthington at DT.  He played in 13 games for the Buckeyes last season and he finished up with 45 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks and 2 batted down passes.  Worthington played in 46 games in his four years at Ohio State and he finished up with 106 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, he batted down 3 passes, had 1 interception and he forced 1 fumble.  This was a reach for the Steelers as not many experts thought Worthington would get drafted.

The Steelers have picked WR Antonio Brown with the 195th overall pick of the NFL Draft (6th round).  Brown is 5′11″, 185 pounds but he’s fast running a 4.5 40.  Brown is good with the football in his hands where he is at his best.  But he doesn’t help out when he isn’t getting the ball as he is not very interested in blocking.  Brown played in 14 games (12 starts) at Central Michigan last season and he caught 110 passes for 1,198 yards (10.9 avg) with 9 TD grabs.  He played in 41 games (30 starts) in his three years with the Chippewas in which he caught 305 passes for 3,199 yards (10.5 avg) with 22 TD grabs.  Despite his great college numbers it very questionable as to how Brown will handle a big step up in competition.  Even if Brown doesn’t help the Steelers at WR he is a very capable punt and kickoff returner.

The Steelers have picked RB Jonathan Dwyer with the 188th overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  Dwyer is a tough inside runner at 5′11″, 245 pounds and he has deceptive speed running a 4.55 40.  Dwyer played in 14 games (all starts) at Georgia Tech last season and he carried the ball 235 times for 1,395 yards (5.9 ypc) with 14 TD runs.  He also caught 5 passes for 37 yards (7.4 avg) last year.  Dwyer played in 40 games (27 starts) in his three years at Georgia Tech in which he carried the ball 517 times for 3,226 yards (6.2 ypc) with 35 TD runs and he also caught 15 passes for 263 yards (17.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  This was a outstanding pick for the Steelers as many “experts” had him getting selected in the 2nd or 3rd round of the draft.  Dwyer will challenge Mewelde Moore for the job as the #2 back on the Steelers for 2010.

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.

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.