Official 2012 Visit Thread

[calmkiller]

Here is a link to the first visit thread I created: [URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums/showthread.php/33952-2011-Official-Visit-Thread"]2011[/URL] [URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums/showthread.php/28441-2010-Official-Visit-Thread"]2010[/URL] [URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums/showthread.php/23830-Official-Visit-Thread"]2009[/URL]

So Far
WR - 4
RB - 2
OT - 3
OG - 3
TE - 4
DE - 3
DT - 3
LB - 6
DB - 2

	OFFICIAL VISITS
#	Name	Pos	School	H/Weight	Visit Date	Round
1	T.Y. Hilton	WR	FIU	5-10 183	3/21/12	4
2	Derek Wolfe	DE	Cincy	6-4 295	3/21/12	4
3	Mike Adams	OT	Ohio St.	6-7 323	3/21/12	1
4	Brandon Brooks	OG	Miami OH	6-5 353	3/30/12	3
5	Jerrell Harris	LB	Alabama	6-2 239	4/2/12	7-FA
6	Isaiah Pead	RB	Cincy	5-10 197	4/3/12	2
7	Bobby Massie	OT	Mississippi	6-6 315	4/4/12	3
8	Michael Egnew	TE	Missouri	6-5 252	4/10/12	3-4
9	Akiem Hicks	DE	Regina	6-5 318	4/10/12	6-7
10	Nick Perry	LB	USC	6-3 271	4/10/12	1
11	Cam Johnson	DE	Virginia	6-4 268	4/11/12	3-4
12	Mychal Kendricks	LB	Cal	6-0 240	4/11/12	4
13	Olivier Vernon	LB	Miami	6-2 262	4/11/12	6-7
14	LaMichael James	RB	Oregon	5-8 194	4/12/12	2-3
15	David Paulson	TE	Oregon	6-3 246	4/12/12	7-FA
16	Amini Silatolu	OG	Midwestern State	6-4 311	4/12/12	2
17	Dont'a Hightower	LB	Alabama	6-2 265	4/12/12	1
18	Hebron Fangupo	DT	BYU	6-1 323	4/13/12	5
19	Jeremy Jones	FS	Wayne State	5-10 197	4/13/12	FA
20	Keshawn Martin	WR	Michigan State	6-0 188	4/16/12	FA
21	Andre Branch	LB	Clemson	6-4 259	4/16/12	1-2
22	John Hughes	NT	Cincinnati	6-3 309	4/16/12	FA
23	Ladarius Green	TE	La-Lafayette	6-6 238	4/16/12	3-4
24	Stephen Hill	WR	Georgia Tech	6-4 215	4/17/12	2
25	Mitchell Schwartz	OT	California	6-5 318	4/17/12	3
26	Dontari Poe	NT	Memphis	6-4 346	4/18/12	1
27	Adrien Robinson	TE	Cincy	6-4 264	4/18/12	7-FA
28	Kelvin Beachum	OL	SMU	6-3 303	4/18/12	FA
29	Gregory Childs	WR	Arkansas	6-3 219	4/18/12	3
30	Keith Tandy	CB	WVU	5-10 200	4/2/12	6

Local
#	Name	Pos	School	H/W	Visit Date	Round
1	Antwuan Reed	CB	Pitt	5-10 188	3/21/12	FA
2	Lucas Nix	OG	Pitt	6-5 317	3/21/12	5
3	Max Gruder	ILB	Pitt	6-1 235	3/21/12
4	Chas Alecxih	DT	Pitt	6-4 296	3/21/12	FA
5	Greg Williams	OLB	Pitt	6-2 239	3/21/12	FA
6	Toney Clemons	WR	Colorado	6-2 210	4/18/12	FA
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By Round

#	Name	Pos	School	H/W	Date	Round
1	Dontari Poe	NT	Memplis	6-4 346	4/18/12	1
2	Mike Adams	OT				1
3	Nick Perry	LB				1
4	Dont'a Hightower	LB				1
5	Andre Branch	LB				1-2
6	Amini Silatolu	OG				2
7	Stephen Hill	WR				2
8	Isaiah Pead	RB				2
9	LaMichael James	RB				2-3
10	Gregory Childs	WR				3
11	Brandon Brooks	OG				3
12	Mitchell Schwart	OT				3
13	Bobby Massie	OT				3
14	Michael Egnew	TE				3-4
15	Ladarius Green	TE				3-4
16	Cam Johnson	DE				3-4
17	Derek Wolfe	DE				4
18	T.Y. Hilton	WR				4
19	Mychal Kendrick	LB				4
20	Hebron Fangupo	DT				5
21	Keith Tandy	CB				6
22	Akiem Hicks	DE				6-7
23	Olivier Vernon	LB				6-7
24	David Paulson	TE				7-FA
25	Adrien Robinson	TE				7-FA
26	Jerrell Harris	LB				7-FA
27	Kelvin Beachum	OG				FA
28	Keshawn Martin	WR				FA
29	John Hughes	NT				FA
30	Jeremy Jones	FS				FA

[calmkiller]

So the official 2010 and 2011 threads are missing from the forum. I would like to add an extra column to all of the spreedsheets but I cannot edit that after I have attached it. I also tried to delete the thread after I determined I could not edit the spreadsheets. It appears I do not have that option either.

[Chadman]

Saw an article that said Akiem Hicks was coming to town...the DE from Canada...from "The Site That Shall Not Be Named"..

[calmkiller]

[URL="https://twitter.com/#!/ScottBrown_Trib"]Scott Brown @ScottBrown_Trib [/URL] They also hosted Fla. International WR T.Y. Hilton and Cincy DE Derek Wolfe. Met with Pitt players, but they don't count against 30 visits.

[URL="https://twitter.com/#!/ScottBrown_Trib"]Scott Brown @ScottBrown_Trib[/URL] Steelers hosted three draft prospects last week before owners meetings, including Ohio St. OT Mike Adams.

[phillyesq]

Per Bouchette,

2 other prospects besides Adams who visited [URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/#!/search/%23Steelers"]#Steelers[/URL] so far: WR Ty Hilton of Fla. Intl and DL Derek Wolfe of Cincinnati. Plus Pitt kids

[calmkiller]

Updated pitt players

[RuthlessBurgher]

What kind of a name is Chas Alecxih? It almost looks as if the person who was typing the surname onto the birth certificate had a seizure while at the keyboard.

[Chadman]

Not trying to hijack the thread- but Wolfe is interesting in that the Steelers also spent a lot of time with Kheeston Randall at the Texas Pro Day- both definate 3-4 DE's, not NT. Is Bouchette's "Ziggy to NT" comments more than pie in the sky?

[RuthlessBurgher]

I really like Wolfe...I had him in my mock early on, when it looked like he would be an early day three type of pick. However, now it looks like his stock may have risen to the point where you would need to use a day two pick on him (and we have more pressing needs than DE with our premium picks after spending first rounders on Hood and Heyward, plus we still have Keisel as well). Unless, of course, as you mentioned, if the Hood-to-NT rumors are true, then the starting d-line of the future (after Hampton and Keisel retire) could be Heyward-Hood-Wolfe.

[steelblood]

I really like Wolfe...I had him in my mock early on, when it looked like he would be an early day three type of pick. However, now it looks like his stock may have risen to the point where you would need to use a day two pick on him (and we have more pressing needs than DE with our premium picks after spending first rounders on Hood and Heyward, plus we still have Keisel as well). Unless, of course, as you mentioned, if the Hood-to-NT rumors are true, then the starting d-line of the future (after Hampton and Keisel retire) could be Heyward-Hood-Wolfe.

Derek Wolfe visited! Awesome! Mike Adams? I guess this is no smoke screen.

[calmkiller]

[URL="https://twitter.com/#%21/ScottBrown_Trib"] Scott Brown @ScottBrown_Trib [/URL] Steelers also hosting Miami (Ohio) guard Brandon Brooks and former Stanford long snapper Zach Nolan.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Steelers also hosting Miami (Ohio) guard Brandon Brooks.

Niiice...can you believe that this guy is just a hair under 350 lbs (6'5", 346 lbs.)??? It doesn't look like there is an ounce of fat on him! I still can't believe he didn't get a combine invite...

[steelz09]

Nice call ruthless... I've never watched him play but he looks like a beast. yeah yeah, not a great analysis from me

He's not the Steelers norm at o-line which typically includes 2 words: fat & soft.

[Chadman]

He also doesn't fit "big college, big production", but not against the idea at all.

[RuthlessBurgher]

He also doesn't fit "big college, big production", but not against the idea at all.

That's okay...we get big production from a guy who went to his college (our best draft pick in years)...I'm sure Brooks would be happy to protect Redhawks legend Ben Roethlisberger. Anyway, I think the "big college, big production" concept typically holds water for the first round (Ben's an obvious exception that proves the rule), but we're not afraid to take a shot at prospects from less prestigous conferences in later rounds...Cortez Allen is from the Citadel, Emmanuel Sanders is from Southern Methodist, Antonio Brown is from Central Michigan, David Johnson is from Arkansas State, Willie Colon is from Hofstra, Ike Taylor is from Louisiana-LaFayette, etc.