2013 Official Visit Thread

[calmkiller]

Official 2013 Visit Thread
I figured it was about time for this year's annual visit thread. I enjoy this time of the year almost as much as the regular season due to all the speculation and discussion that comes with it. This thread, like past years, will hold all info on any official, local and unofficial visits by potential draft picks prior to the draft. In the past we have averaged 4 draftees from these lists so it is a good reference point to get an idea of future Steelers. Here are links to previous year's threads: [URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums/showthread.php/37087-Official-2012-Visit-Thread"]2012[/URL] [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]

Each Team is allowed 30 official visits each year. Local schools and players that are from the local area do not count against this total. Please anyone that has any info on visits please post it to this thread and we will try and keep it in one location for easier viewing. I would also like to request a sticky if possible. Thanks in advance mods!

We didn't get all 30 officially announced like we did last year. Even with adding in the 5 visits I have termed as rumors we are still 1 visit short. If anyone has any more info or thinks I am missing something please let me know. Thank!


So Far
QB - 4
WR - 5
RB - 4
OT - 1
OG - 2
TE - 1
DE - 0
DT - 1
LB - 12
S - 8
CB - 5

	Official
#	Name	POS	School	H/Weight	Visit Date	Round
1	Christine Michael	RB	Texas A&M	5-10 220	4/1/13	3-4
2	John Simon	OLB	Ohio State	6-2 257	4/1/13	2-3
3	Vince Williams	ILB	FSU	6-1 247	4/1/13	7-FA
4	Jarvis Jones	OLB	Georgia	6-3 245	4/2/13	1
5	Jamie Collins	OLB	Southern Miss	6-4 250	4/2/13	2-3
6	Khaseem Greene	OLB	Rutgers	6-1 241	4/2/13	2
7	Jonathan Meeks	SS	Clemson	6-1 209	4/2/13	FA
8	Phillip Thomas	FS	Fresno State	6-1 208	4/2/13	2-3
9	Michael Mauti	ILB	PSU	6-2 243	4/3/13	7-FA
10	Malliciah Goodman	OLB	Clemson	6-4 276	4/3/13	3
11	Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA	5-10 205	4/4/13	2-3
12	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	5-11 206	4/4/13	5
13	Shamarko Thomas	SS	Syracuse	5-9 213	4/8/13	2-3
14	Will Davis	CB	Utah State	5-11 186	4/8/13	4-5
15	Nik Embernete	OG	San Diego State	6-4 304	4/8/13	FA
16	Blidi Wreh-Wilson	CB	Uconn	6-1 195	4/9/13	3
17	B.W. Webb	CB	W&M	5-10 184	4/9/13	3-4
18	Tharold Simon	CB	LSU	6-2 202	4/9/13	5
19	Xavier Rhodes	CB	FSU	6-2 210	4/9/13	1
20	Duke Williams	SS	Nevada	5-11 203	4/9/13	6-7
21	Sio Moore	OLB	Uconn	6-1 245	4/11/13	2-3
22	Eddie Lacey	RB	Alabama	5-11 231	4/13/13	1-2
23	Justin Brown	WR	Oklahoma	6-3 207	4/15/13	FA
24	Tavarres King	WR	Georgia	6-0 189	4/16/13	4-5
25	Terry Hawthorne	CB	Illinois	6-0 195	??	5-6
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	Official By Round
#	Name	POS	School	H/Weight	Visit Date	Round
1	Jarvis Jones	OLB	Georgia	6-3 245	4/2/13	1
2	Xavier Rhodes	CB	FSU	6-2 210	4/9/13	1
3	Eddie Lacey	RB	Alabama	5-11 231	4/13/13	1-2
4	Khaseem Greene	OLB	Rutgers	6-1 241	4/2/13	2
5	John Simon	OLB	Ohio State	6-2 257	4/1/13	2-3
6	Jamie Collins	OLB	Southern Miss	6-4 250	4/2/13	2-3
7	Phillip Thomas	FS	Fresno State	6-1 208	4/2/13	2-3
8	Johnathan Franklin	RB	UCLA	5-10 205	4/4/13	2-3
9	Shamarko Thomas	SS	Syracuse	5-9 213	4/8/13	2-3
10	Sio Moore	OLB	Uconn	6-1 245	4/11/13	2-3
11	Malliciah Goodman	OLB	Clemson	6-4 276	4/3/13	3
12	Blidi Wreh-Wilson	CB	Uconn	6-1 195	4/9/13	3
13	B.W. Webb	CB	W&M	5-10 184	4/9/13	3-4
14	Christine Michael	RB	Texas A&M	5-10 220	4/1/13	3-4
15	Will Davis	CB	Utah State	5-11 186	4/8/13	4-5
16	Josh Boyce	WR	TCU	5-11 206	4/4/13	5
17	Tharold Simon	CB	LSU	6-2 202	4/9/13	5
18	Tavarres King	WR	Georgia	6-0 189	4/16/13	4-5
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25	Duke Williams	SS	Nevada	5-11 203	4/9/13	6-7
26	Michael Mauti	ILB	PSU	6-2 243	4/3/13	7-FA
27	Vince Williams	ILB	FSU	6-1 247	4/1/13	7-FA
28	Justin Brown	WR	Oklahoma	6-3 207	4/15/13	FA
29	Nik Embernete	OG	San Diego State	6-4 304	4/8/13	FA
30	Jonathan Meeks	SS	Clemson	6-1 209	4/2/13	FA

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[calmkiller]

	Combine/Pro Day
#	Name	Pos	School	H/Weight	Visit Date	Round
1	Ezekiel Ansah	LB	BYU	6-5 271	2/24/13	1
2	Montee Ball	RB	Wisconsin	5-11 214	2/24/13	3
3	Anthony Capasso	WR	Ashland	5-10 203	2/24/13	FA
4	Jonathan Cooper	OG	UNC	6-2 311	2/24/13	1
5	Jordan Hill	NT	PSU	6-1 303	2/24/13	4
6	Lane Johnson	OT	OU	6-6 303	2/24/13	1
7	Landry Jones	QB	OU	6-4 225	2/24/13	3-4
8	Michael Mauti	LB	PSU	6-2 243	2/24/13	7-FA
9	Geno Smith	QB	WVU	6-3 218	2/24/13	1
10	Kenny Vaccaro	FS	Texas	6-0 214	2/24/13	1
11	Robert Woods	WR	USC	6-1 201	2/24/13	1-2
12	Tyler Bray	QB	Tenn	6-6 232	3/18/13	2-3
13	Ryan Griffin	QB	Tulane	6-4 216	3/29/13	FA
14	Kevin Mintor	ILB	LSU	6-0 246	3/27/13	1-2
15	Barkevious Mingo	OLB	LSU	634 241	3/27/13	1
16	Sam Mongomery	DE	LSU	6-3 262	3/27/13	1-2
17	Eric Reid	S	LSU	6-1 213	3/27/13	2
18	Chris Faulk	OT	LSU	6-6 331	3/27/13	4-5
19	Brad Wing	P	LSU	6-3 205	3/27/13	7-FA
20	Brian Winters	OG	Kent State	6-4 320	3/06/13	3
21	Josh Kline	OG	Kent State	6-3 307	3/06/13	7
22	Daimon Stafford	FS	Nebraska	6-0 221	3/07/13	6-7
23	P.J. Smith	SS	Nebraska	6-2 212	3/07/13	FA
24	Corey Lemonier	OLB	Auburn	6-4 255	3/5/13	3
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	Local
#	Name	Pos	School	H/Weight	Visit Date	Round
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	Rumor
#	Name	POS	School	H/Weight	Visit Date	Round
1	Marvin Burdette	ILB	UAB	5-9/232		FA
2	Arthur Brown	LB	KSU	6-0/241		1-2
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4	Le'Veon Bell	RB	Michigan State	6-2 230		4
5	Dion Sims	TE	Michigan State	6-5 262		4
6	Keavon Milton	TE	Louisiana-Monroe	6-4 280	3/25/13	FA
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[calmkiller]

Placing this here from the other thread that I cannot edit.

Per Walter Football 03-14-2013...

Pittsburgh Steelers:
Ezekiel Ansah, DL, BYU (COM)
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin (COM)
Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State (PRI)
Marvin Burdette, ILB, UAB (VINT)
Anthony Capasso, WR, Ashland (PRO)
Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina (COM)
Jordan Hill, DL, Penn State (COM)
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma (COM)
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma (PRO)
Michael Mauti, LB, Penn State (COM)
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (COM)

[URL]http://www.walterfootball.com/draft2013meetingsteams.php[/URL]
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas (COM)
Robert Woods, WR, USC (COM)

[calmkiller]

Can we get a sticky on this new thread?

[hawaiiansteel]

James C Wexell @jimwexell:

No EJ Manuel. No Landry Jones. No Tyler Bray. Give me this Tulane kid, Ryan Griffin, in the 6th or 7th round.

Scheduled visit w/ #Steelers.

[URL]https://twitter.com/jimwexell[/URL]

[Rara]

We can get him in as an UDFA. Has a 7th round/Free Agent grade. Here are some notes from last year:

12/13/2012 - 2012 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): QB-Ryan Griffin, Sr., Tulane, has been selected Honorable Mention All-Conference USA (Coaches selection) for the 2012 college football season. A native of Westlake Village, Calif., Griffin completed his standout career ranked among the school's top-10 leaders in 12 difference categories. He threw for 9,036 yards and 56 touchdowns on 836-of-1,396 attempts (.600) and owns school records for completions, completion percentage and attempts and ranks second in passing yards and 300-yard games (10) and fourth in touchdown passes.

This season, he missed three and half games, but still passed for 2,771 yards and 20 touchdowns, which ranked seventh and 10th, respectively, among the schools single season leaders. Griffin's 308 passing yards per game this season is the second-best total in a single season, trailing only Patrick Ramsey's 310 per game in 1999. - Tulane football




I still want Tyler Bray.

[hawaiiansteel]

We can get him in as an UDFA. Has a 7th round/Free Agent grade.

if we like Griffin then we should select him in the 7th round because once he is an UDFA you have to compete for his services with every other NFL team.

[calmkiller]

Mike Tomlin was at WVU pro day. He likely was there to watch Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey. Austin is a first round WR and Stedman a third rounder.

[Rara]

Mike Tomlin was at WVU pro day. He likely was there to watch Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey. Austin is a first round WR and Stedman a third rounder.

I'd take Bailey in the third.

[Jooser]

Latest from Walter Football (3/23):

Pittsburgh Steelers:
Ezekiel Ansah, DL, BYU (COM)
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin (COM)
Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State (PRI)
Tyler Bray, QB, Tennessee (PRO)
Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State (PRI)
Marvin Burdette, ILB, UAB (VINT)
Anthony Capasso, WR, Ashland (PRO)
Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina (COM)
Jordan Hill, DL, Penn State (COM)
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma (COM)
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma (PRO)
Michael Mauti, LB, Penn State (COM)
Ryan Griffin, QB, Tulane (PRI)
Dion Sims, TE, Steelers (PRI)
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (COM)
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas (COM)
Robert Woods, WR, USC (COM)



SR - Senior Bowl meeting.
EW - East-West Shrine meeting.
COM - Combine meeting.
INT - Interested.
VINT - Very Interested.
PRO - Pro Day meeting.
PRI - Private Workout.
% - indicates more than one meeting.
# - indicates meeting set up outside of the 2013 Senior Bowl or the 2013 East-West Shrine Game

[hawaiiansteel]

Latest from Walter Football (3/23):

Pittsburgh Steelers:
Ezekiel Ansah, DL, BYU (COM)
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin (COM)
Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State (PRI)
Tyler Bray, QB, Tennessee (PRO)
Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State (PRI)
Marvin Burdette, ILB, UAB (VINT)
Anthony Capasso, WR, Ashland (PRO)
Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina (COM)
Jordan Hill, DL, Penn State (COM)
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma (COM)
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma (PRO)
Michael Mauti, LB, Penn State (COM)
Ryan Griffin, QB, Tulane (PRI)
Dion Sims, TE, Steelers (PRI)
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (COM)
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas (COM)
Robert Woods, WR, USC (COM)

thank you Jooser, highly appreciated!

[Jooser]

No problem, glad I could help my Hawaiian Steel brotha out.

[calmkiller]

Latest from Walter Football (3/23):

Pittsburgh Steelers:
Ezekiel Ansah, DL, BYU (COM)
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin (COM)
Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State (PRI)
Tyler Bray, QB, Tennessee (PRO)
Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State (PRI)
Marvin Burdette, ILB, UAB (VINT)
Anthony Capasso, WR, Ashland (PRO)
Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina (COM)
Jordan Hill, DL, Penn State (COM)
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma (COM)
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma (PRO)
Michael Mauti, LB, Penn State (COM)
Ryan Griffin, QB, Tulane (PRI)
Dion Sims, TE, Steelers (PRI)
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (COM)
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas (COM)
Robert Woods, WR, USC (COM)



SR - Senior Bowl meeting.
EW - East-West Shrine meeting.
COM - Combine meeting.
INT - Interested.
VINT - Very Interested.
PRO - Pro Day meeting.
PRI - Private Workout.
% - indicates more than one meeting.
# - indicates meeting set up outside of the 2013 Senior Bowl or the 2013 East-West Shrine Game

Yes thank Jooser. I will get the OP updated as soon as I can.

[Jooser]

3/25 you can add:

Keavon Milton, TE, Louisiana-Monroe (PRI)

[calmkiller]

3/25 you can add:

Keavon Milton, TE, Louisiana-Monroe (PRI)

So the private visits....Are they visits to the south side? I put them all in the rumor section for now, because I haven't seen the pittsburgh media talk about it at all. Any more info Jooser?