Players to watch out for in the bowl games, that could fit on the steelers!!!

**mcfly06** · 12-03-2012, 02:46 AM

This list is of players in bowl games this year, to keep a eye on that i think could fit in well on the steelers. Im not gonna have Te'o from Notre Dame on the list, because we are not getting him hes a top 5 pick unless we trade up not gonna happen. But this list might and probably will change when it gets closer to draft time. But this is no order in which i think they will take the players or whatever. Just want to make the list and see what you guys think of the players if they will fit in like i think they will. Also if any one else has players to watch out for that are playing in the BOWL GAMES add them!!

*=Underclassmen

1.) Arthur Brown: OLB: Kansas State: HT-WT. 6'1-228; Plays Oregon

2.) C.J Mosley*: OLB: Alabama: HT-WT. 6'2-232; Plays Notre Dame

3.) Jarivs Jones*: OLB: Georgia: HT-WT. 6'2-242; Plays Nebraska

4.) Chase Thomas: OLB: Stanford: HT-WT. 6'4-248; Plays Wisconsin

5.) Kevin Minter*: ILB: LSU: HT-WT. 6'1-245; Plays Clemson

6.) Barkevious Mingo*: OLB: LSU: HT-WT. 6'4-240; Plays Clemson

7.) Luke Joeckel*: OT: Texas A&M: HT-WT. 6'6-310; Plays Oklahoma

8.) Jake Matthews*: OT: Texas A&M: HT-WT. 6'5-305; Plays Oklahoma

9.) Brian Winters: OT: Kent State: HT-WT. 6'5-310; Plays Arkansas State

10.) Kyle Long: OT: Oregon: HT-WT. 6'7-312; Plays Kansas State

11.) Kiko Alonso: ILB: Oregon: HT-WT. 6'3-242; Plays Kansas State

12.) Jon Bostic: ILB: Florida: HT-WT. 6'1-246; Plays Louisville

13.) Nico Johnson: ILB: Alabama: HT-WT. 6'2-245; Plays Notre Dame

14.) Gabe Jackson*: OG: Mississippi State: HT-WT. 6'4-320; Plays Northwestern

15.) Dee Milliner*: CB: Alabama: HT-WT. 6'1-198; Plays Notre Dame

16.) Jon Banks: CB: Mississippi State: HT-WT. 6'1-185; Plays Northwestern.

17.) Xavier Rhodes*: CB: Florida State: HT-WT. 6'1-217; Plays Northern Illinois

18.) Jon Adams: CB: Michigan State: HT-WT. 5'11-178; Plays TCU

19.) Bacarri Rambo: FS: Georgia: HT-WT. 6'0-210; Plays Nebraska.

20.) Kenny Vaccaro: FS: Texas: HT-WT. 6'1-218; Plays Oregon State

21.) T.J. McDonald: FS: USC: HT-WT. 6'2-205; Plays Georgia Tech

23.) Eric Reid*: FS: LSU: HT-WT. 6'2-212; Plays Clemson

24.) Matt Elam*: SS: Florida: HT-WT. 5'10-202; Plays Louisville

25.) Duke Williams: SS: Nevada: HT-WT. 6'1-200; Plays Arizona

26.) Robert Lester: SS: Alabama: HT-WT. 6'2-212; Plays Notre Dame

27.) Phillip Thomas: SS: Fresno State: HT-WT. 6'1-215; Plays SMU

28.) Kawann Short: DT: Purdue: HT-WT. 6'3-315; Plays Oklahoma State

29.) Everett Dawkins: DT: Florida State: HT-WT. 6'2-304; Plays Northern Illinois

30.) Damontre Moore: DE: Texas A&M: HT-WT. 6'4-250; Plays Oklahoma

31.) Dion Jordon: DE: Oregon: HT-WT. 6'6-243; Plays Kansas State

32.) Margus Hunt: DE: SMU: HT-WT. 6'7-280; Plays Fresno State

33.) Eddie Lacy*: RB: Alabama: HT-WT. 5'10-220; Plays Notre Dame

34.) Jon Franklin: RB: UCLA: 5'10-198; Plays Baylor

35.) Le'Veon Bell: RB: Michigan State: 6'2-244; Plays TCU

36.) Robert Woods*: WR: USC: 6'1-190; Plays Georgia Tech

37.) Conner Vernon: WR: Duke: 6'1-200; Plays Cincy

38.) Cody Hoffman*: WR: BYU: 6'3-215; Plays San Diego State

**norris** · 12-03-2012, 03:36 AM

I for one am hoping Notre Dame win the National Championship and Stanford win the Rose Bowl so some of their underclassmen come out. I really like some of the redshirt juniors on Stanfords D and Notre Dame's D is loaded as well. Louis Nix III from Notre Dame is very interesting and depending on what happens with Ta'amu we might have a big need for a stud NT.

I would add...
Louis Nix III*: NT: Notre Dame: 6'3-330; Plays Alabama
Prince Shembo*: OLB: Notre Dame: 6'2-250; Plays Alabama
Shayne Skov: ILB: Stanford: 6'3-250; Plays Wisconsin
Ben Gardner*: DL: Stanford: 6'4-280; Plays Wisconsin
Henry Anderson*: DL: Stanford: 6'6-280; Plays Wisconsin
D.J. Swearinger: FS: South Carolina: 6-0-210; Plays Michigan

**SteelerCountry58** · 12-03-2012, 08:53 PM

I think a hard hitting Safety should be our first overall pick. I like Rambo(Georgia),
Vaccaro(Texas),Reid(LSU) the best here. Next with our second round pick I'd go LB.
2nd rd LB's who may still be on the board,Skov/Thomas(Stanford),both could go earlier.
Someone like Knott or Klein from ISU could be on the board,I'd be happy with them too.
Next in the 3rd I'd go DE/DT depending who is on the board still. Steinkuler(Nebr) or Hunt
(SMU) would be a great pick up in this spot.

**ChucktownSteeler** · 12-03-2012, 09:49 PM

How about John Simon, LB, Ohio State. I know they are not in a bowl, but could be a solid pick, Round #2.

**norris** · 12-03-2012, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by SteelerCountry58

I think a hard hitting Safety should be our first overall pick. I like Rambo(Georgia),
Vaccaro(Texas),Reid(LSU) the best here. Next with our second round pick I'd go LB.
2nd rd LB's who may still be on the board,Skov/Thomas(Stanford),both could go earlier.
Someone like Knott or Klein from ISU could be on the board,I'd be happy with them too.
Next in the 3rd I'd go DE/DT depending who is on the board still. Steinkuler(Nebr) or Hunt
(SMU) would be a great pick up in this spot.

Just my opinion but I don't think there are truely any 1st round safety prospects this year. I think Rambo and Vaccaro can be early 2nd round guys but no one sticks out. Reid has been very inconsistent this year and could fall to the late second. But guys could jump up the board after the combine.
I'm not usually in favor of ever trading away our 1st round pick. But I think that we could build an outstanding Defensive draft if we got an extra pair of early 2nd and 3rd round picks this year.

**mcfly06** · 12-03-2012, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by ChucktownSteeler

How about John Simon, LB, Ohio State. I know they are not in a bowl, but could be a solid pick, Round #2.

I like him and think he'd fit in good on the steelers, but i was just doing guys in bowls games to keep a eye on. trust me i know there are players that didnt make a bowl game that would fit in well on us. Ill do that list around when the combine is and sr bowl. closer to draft time ill make a board of who we should draft..

**K Train** · 12-03-2012, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by norris

Just my opinion but I don't think there are truely any 1st round safety prospects this year. I think Rambo and Vaccaro can be early 2nd round guys but no one sticks out. Reid has been very inconsistent this year and could fall to the late second. But guys could jump up the board after the combine.
I'm not usually in favor of ever trading away our 1st round pick. But I think that we could build an outstanding Defensive draft if we got an extra pair of early 2nd and 3rd round picks this year.

i like reid and mcdonald a lot...and then lester, rambo, and vaccaro

**scudmissile29** · 12-05-2012, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by K Train

i like reid and mcdonald a lot...and then lester, rambo, and vaccaro

ramo before all those you listed

**Cricker24** · 12-06-2012, 07:11 PM

No matter what happens in the NC, I'd be shocked if Nix and/or Shembo declared for the draft. Kapron Lewis-Moore could be an interesting pick. Possibly Zeke Motta in the late rounds. It sounds like Cierre Wood is going to leave early for the draft. Personally I think he should come back to ND for his 5th year since he'll definitely be the #1 RB on the team, but who am I to say he shouldn't go pro. My dream would be to get Te'o, but there's no way that's happening. Imagine Manti Te'o next to Lawrence Timmons....WOW!!

Chris