Official Visits

[BrownSteel]

Where can I get a list of all of our official visits prior to the draft last year, and how many from that list were selected by the Steelers? That might give us an indication of what the front office and Coach Tomlin are thinking.

[Dee Dub]

That information starts to trickle out at the combine (individual interviews), through either the Post-Gazette or Tribune-Review. They will have visits up until a a few weeks prior to the draft.

If yoo are a Steeler fan it shouldnt be too hard to figure out what the Steelers are thinking.

They've made it known over and over and over that they are more than happy with their offensive line. They are not happy with their corners, they have concerns about Farrior's decline, as well as the over all age and depth of ther D-line, and if a big time tallent falls to them, whether they have an open position availalbe for them, they will draft him. (See Mendenhall and Timmons).

[hawaiiansteel]

out of the 30 visits the Steelers ending up drafting 4 of the players brought in, all of them being drafted in the later rounds.
(A Q Shipley, Ra'shon Harris, Joe Burnett, Frank Summers)


2009 Steelers Draft Prospects Visits


Below is a running list of the draft prospects the Steelers have had in for visits before the 2009 NFL draft. Teams are allowed 30 visits not counting local area players.
Name Position School

A.Q. Shipley Center Penn State
Scott McKillop Linebacker Pittsburgh
C.J. Davis Guard Pittsburgh
Mike Thomas Wide Receiver Arizona
Ra'Shon Harris Defensive Tackle Oregon
Alex Mack Center California
Fili Moala Defensive Tackle Southern California
Herman Johnson Guard LSU
Phil Loadholt Tackle Oklahoma
Joe Burnett Cornerback Central Florida
Frank Summers Fullback UNLV
Don Carey Cornerback Norfolk State
Richard Quinn Tight End North Carolina
Lawrence Sidbury Linebacker Richmond
Donald Washington Cornerback Ohio State
Sherrod Martin Cornerback Troy
Vontae Davis Cornerback Illinois
Max Unger Center Oregon
Dorell Scott Defensive Tackle Clemson
Sammie Lee Hill Defensive Tackle Stillman
Louis Vasquez Guard Texas Tech
Alphonso Smith Cornerback Wake Forest
Louis Delmas Safety Western Michigan
Jarron Gilbert Defensive End San Jose State
Jason Cherry Wide Receiver Louisiana-Lafayette
Brandon Long Defensive End Michigan State
Andy Levitre Guard Oregon State
Nate Davis Quarterback Ball State
Spence Adkins Linebacker Miami
Travis Shelton Wide Receiver Temple
Louis Murphy Wide Receiver Florida
Mike Mickens Cornerback Cincinnati
Ellis Lankster Cornerback West Virginia

[Dee Dub]

Whoops...my bad. I didnt see the part about "last year". Sorry about that.