Draft Week: Name your draft "crush"

[SteelerOfDeVille]

We've all had guys that we've seen and would love to be on this team. I thought it might be fun for us to throw out our favorites in a single thread.

What I find interesting is that I look at the team, I look at team needs and best fits and there are a lot of ways this draft could play out. I'm good with any of 3 or 4 guys at multiple positions...

So, I'll go first:

The one guy that I *want* the team to have and no matter how good the rest of the draft is, I might have slight disappointment if not drafted is: Jack Campbell. I know, I know, they went to get 2 veteran run stuffers. And while he's faster than they expected, Jack's not exactly a coverage guy. But, I think he'd cover better than those 2 and when it gets down to it, I'd take him and wouldn't hesitate (at 1.32 if I had to; if he goes before that, it just wasn't meant to be). Meanwhile, my gut says they'll specifically target a specialist in the middle-rounds.

Who do you want on this team over and above any other player and why?

[feltdizz]

My draft crush is still Addison.. lol.

[Oviedo]

Was Jack Campbell but now Lukas Van Ness

[Iron City Inc.]

Campbell is a good choice but I would go Sanders cause he can be a Mike who can also rush off the edge.
If I can get a second shot I really like Rush as a cover corner in a draft where we perhaps draft more than 1 db.

[blacknblue80s]

Darnell Washington the road-grading TE that would also be huge target for Pickett.

12 personnel would be so unpredictable with Pickens, Washington, Harris, Freirmuth and Johnson.

[LPMAN]

Paris Johnson

[blacknblue80s]

Paris Johnson
He would be my 1st choice in round one.

[LAMBERT72]

Devon Whiterspoon (well its Will Anderson Jr., but this is a utopia). Imagine our defense with the best pass-rush in the league and a secondary with him and Minkah And the new bonebreakers at ILB... Scary

[LPMAN]

If we trade our #32 & #17 to move up to 6-9 to take Paris Johnson or Broderick Jones who all will be mad we lost a high pick?

[SteelerOfDeVille]

If we trade our #32 & #17 to move up to 6-9 to take Paris Johnson or Broderick Jones who all will be mad we lost a high pick?
to me, losing 32 would sting. It would make the *really good* claypool deal feel a little less good. Whoever they get *must* succeed and *must* sign a second contract to make me feel good about it

[Mick'sTeam]

I'm going outside the first round with mine. I'd either say John Michael Schmitz (OC - Minnesota) and/or Ricky Stromberg, who played both Center & Guard at Arkansas. Ideal if we get both!

[SteelerOfDeVille]

I'm going outside the first round with mine. I'd either say John Michael Schmitz (OC - Minnesota) and/or Ricky Stromberg, who played both Center & Guard at Arkansas. Ideal if we get both!
John Michael Schmitz, YASS... I almost forgot this dude. He's #2 on my own list.

I think he'd be the next HOF-level C on this team. The team has been really fortunate over the years going from Webster to Dirt Dawson to Pouncey... (yes, I skipped Hartings who was dang good as well).

[Mick'sTeam]

John Michael Schmitz, YASS... I almost forgot this dude. He's #2 on my own list.

I think he'd be the next HOF-level C on this team. The team has been really fortunate over the years going from Webster to Dirt Dawson to Pouncey... (yes, I skipped Hartings who was dang good as well).

I think to get JMS, they'd have to take him at 32. I don't think he'll be around until we pick at 49.

["BuzzNuter"]

Christian Gonzales, CB. Every Time I see his film I see the next great DB. He looks like he could also play safety. He will be great wherever he goes.

[SteelerMaine83]

I'll take a 50-75 pick--Sydney Brown-S from Illinois. He is a heat-seeking missile, ball-hawking hyper-aggressive S in the Polamalu mold. Love to see him in B n G.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

I'll take a 50-75 pick--Sydney Brown-S from Illinois. He is a heat-seeking missile, ball-hawking hyper-aggressive S in the Polamalu mold. Love to see him in B n G.
caught a bit of his story on "hey rookie welcome to the nfl"... he and his brother had a very unique (and rough) upbringing