Official 2018 Visit Thread

[calmkiller]

Official 2018 Visit Thread

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:
2017 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...official+visit
2016 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...6-Visit-Thread
2015 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...5-Visit-Thread
2014 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...4-Visit-Thread
2013 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...l-Visit-Thread
2012 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...2-Visit-Thread
2011 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...l-Visit-Thread
2010 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...l-Visit-Thread
2009 http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums...l-Visit-Thread

QB - 1
WR - 3
RB - 2
TE - 0
OL - 1
DE - 3
DT - 1
LB - 7
CB - 2
S - 3

Official

#	Name	School	Pos	H/W	Date	Round
1	Curtis Cothran	Penn St	DE	6-5 283	4/2	FA
2	Duke Dawson	Florida	CB	5-11 197	4/3	2-3
3	Joel Lyiegbuniwe	W Ky	ILB	6-1 229	4/3	7
4	Brogan Roback	E Mich	QB	6-3 213	4/3	7
5	BJ Hill	NC St	DL	6-3 311	4/5	2
6	Malik Jefferson	Texas	ILB	6-2 236	4/5	2
7	MJ Stewart	UNC	CB	5-11 200	4/5	4
8	Jermaine Carter Jr	Maryland	ILB	5-11 228	4/5	FA
9	Dorian O'Daniel	Clemson	ILB	6-1 223	4/6	6
10	Leighton Vander Esh	Boise St	ILB	6-4 256	4/7	1
11	Reggie Bonnafon	Louisville	RB	6-2 212	4/9	FA
12	John David Moore	LSU	FB	6-3 236	4/9	FA
13	Richie James	M Tenn St	WR	5-10 183	4/9	7-FA
14	Jordan Mailata	South Sydney	OT	6/8 345	4/10	FA
15	Russell Gage Jr	LSU	WR	6-0 182	4/11	7-FA
16	Christian Kirk	Texas A&M	WR	5-10 201	4/13	1-2
17	Darius Leonard	South Carolina St	OLB	6-2 234	4/14	4
18	Greg Gilmore	LSU	DE	6-3 305	4/16	7-FA
19	Bilal Nichols	Delaware	DE	6-4 306	4/16	5
20	Matthew Thomas	FSU	ILB	6-3 232	4/17	7-FA
21	Justin Reid	Stanford	S	6-0 207	4/17	2
22	Marcus Allen	Penn St	S	6-2 215	4/17	2-3
23	Tarvarius Moore	Southern Miss	S	6-1 200	4/17	4
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Rumored Visits

#	Name	School	Pos	H/W	Date	Round
1	Kyzir White	WVU	S	6-2 218		4
2	Chris Worley	OSU	LB	6-1 238		7-FA
3	Ronnie Harriosn	BAMA	S	6-2 207		1-2
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7
8
9

Local

#	Name	School	Pos	H/W	Date	Round
1	Quadree Henderson	Pitt	WR	5-8 192	3/30	7-FA
2	Justin Watson	Penn	WR	6-2 215	3/30	6
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[calmkiller]

Combine Visits:

James Washington WR OSU
Lamar Jackson QB Louisville
Mason Rudolph QB OSU
Kerryon Johnson RB Auburn
Hayden Hurst TE South Carolina
Dallas Goedert TE South Dakota State
Mike Gesicki TE Penn State
Will Dissly TE Washington
Durham Smythe TE Notre Dame
Troy Fumagalli TE Wisonsin
Ian Thomas TE Indiana
Ronnie Harrison S Alabama
Da'Ron Payne DL Alabama
Harrison Phillips DL Stanford
Derrick Nnadi DL Florida State
Rashaan Evans ILB Alabama
Shaun Dion Hamilton ILB Alabama
Leighton Vander Esch ILB Boise State
Jerome Baker ILB Ohio State
Justin Reid S Stanford

[calmkiller]

Pro Day Visits:

Alabama - Colbert, Tomlin, Keith Butler, Jerry Olsavsky, Karl Dunbar
Colorado - Mark Bruener
Marshall - Scouts
UAB - Mark Gorscak
Washington State -
Samford - Rick Reiprish
Colorado State - Scouts
Auburn - Rick Reiprish
Princeton - Scout
Washington - Scout
Middle Tennessee State - Richie James
Wake Forest - Colbert, Tomlin
Vanderbilt - Unknow
VT - Colbert, Tomlin, Butler, Olsavky
OU - Fichtner
ASU - Saxon
Nebraska - Scout
Buffalo - Scout
Clemson - Butler
OKSt - Colbert, Tomlin, Fichtner
Oregon - Bruener
UVA - Scout
GT - Scout
C Mich - Scout
Coast Car - Scout
JMU - Scout
NCSt - Director of Scouting
Temple - Scout
Bowling G - Scout
Penn St - Colbert, Bradley
E Mich - Scout
SC/SCSt - Scout
Georgia - Colbert
Pitt - Munchak, Porter, Drake, Scout
Uconn - Scout
USC - Heyward Bay
W Mich - Scout
Ohio St - Colbert, Tomlin
Grambling - Scout
ND - Scout
Kentucky - Scout
Nova - Scout
Arkansas - Scout
Baylor - Scout
Ole Miss - Scout
Texas A&M - Scout
Maryland - Scout
Miss St - Scout
Texas - Scout
Utah St - Scout
UTSA - Scout
Weber St - Scout
Louisville - Colbert, Tomlin, Fichtner
Utah - Scout
BYU - Scout
TCU - Scout
Boise St - Olsavsky
Memphis - Fichtner
LSU - Colbert, Tomlin, Saxon




Pro Day Dinner

#	Name	School	POS	H/W	Date	Round
1	Joshua Frazier	Bama	NT
2	Jessie Bates	Wake Forest	FS
3	James Washington	OKST	WR
4	Derrius Guice	LSU	RB
5	Tre Flowers	OKSt	S
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7
8
9

Colbert and Tomlin also had 7 other Alabama players at the dinner. We aren't sure who else was there.

[calmkiller]

Pro Day Visits:

#	Name	School	POS	H/W	Round
1	Minkah Fitzpatrick	Bama	CB	6-0 204	1
2	Rashaan Evans	Bama	ILB	6-2 232	1
3	Ronnie Harrison	Bama	S	6-2 207	1-2
4	Da'Ron Payne	Bama	NT	6-2 311	1
5	Joshua Frazier	Bama	NT	6-3 321
6	Tony Brown	Bama	CB	6-0 199	4-5
7	J.C. Hassenauer	Bama	C	6-2 302	FA
8	Phillip Lindsay	Colorado	RB	5-7 184	FA
9	Isaiah Oliver	Colorado	CB	6-0 201	2
10	Chase Litton	Marshall	QB	6-5 230	5-6
11	Ryan Yurachek	Marshall	HB	6-1 240
12	Stedman Bailey	WVU	WR	5-10 193
13	Darious Williams	UAB	CB	5-10 184	FA
14	Teko Powell	UAB	NT	6-3 306	FA
15	Shaq Jones	UAB	OLB	6-3 210	FA
16	Luke Falk	WSU	QB	6-4 215	4
17	Cole Madison	WSU	OG	6-5 308	3-4
18	Tavares Martin Jr	WSU	WR	6-1 177	FA
19	Hercules Mata'afa	WSU	OLB	6-2 254	5
20	Deion Pierre	Samford	LB	6-1 225	FA
21	Austin Barnard	Samford	PR	6-4 207	FA
22	Michael Gallup	CSU	WR	6-1 205	3
23	Shun Johnson	CSU	CB	5-11 182	FA
24	Carlton Davis	AU	CB	6-1 206	2
25	Kerryon Johnson	AU	RB	5-11 213	2
26	Jeff Holland	AU	OLB	6-1 249	4-5
27	Chad Kanoff	Princeton	QB	6-4 219	FA
28	Wendell O'Brien	Princeton	WR
29	Dorian Williams	Princeton	SS	5-10 203	FA
30	Vita Vea	Wash	NT	6-4 347	1
31	Dante Pettis	Wash	WR	6-0 186	2-3
32	Will Dissly	Wash	TE	6-4 262	6-7
33	Azeem Victor	Wash	ILB	6-1 240	FA
34	Richie James	MTS	WR	5-10 183	FA
35	Jessie Bates	Wake	FS	6-1 200	2-3
36	Oren Burks	Vanderbilt	ILB	6-3 233	3
37	Tremaine Edmunds	VT	ILB	6-4 253	1
38	Terrell Edmunds	VT	S	6-0 217	3
39	Tim Settle	VT	NT	6-3 329	4
40	Baker Mayfield	OU	QB	6-1 215	1
41	Mark Andrews	OU	TE	6-5 256	2
42	Orlando Brown	OU	OT	6-8 345	2-3
43	Kalen Ballage	ASU	RB	6-1 228	4
44	Tanner Lee	Nebraska	QB	6-4 218	FA
45	Joshua Kalu	Nebraska	FS	6-0 203	FA
46	Ryan Williams	Buffalo	FS	6-0 182	FA
47	Glynn Molinich	Buffalo	FB	5-11 240	FA
48	Chris Ford	Buffalo	DT	6-2 326	FA
49	Taylor Hearn	Clem	OL	6-4 320	6
50	Ray-Ray McCloud	Clem	WR	5-9 190	FA
51	Deon Cain	Clem	WR	6-2 202	3-4
52	Mason Rudolph	OKST	QB	6-5 235	2
53	James Washington	OKST	WR	5-11 213	3
54	Marcell Ateman	OKST	WR	6-4 216	4
55	Tyrell Crosby	Oregon	OT	6-5 309	2
56	Arrion Springs	Oregon	CB	5-10 208	FA
57	Royce Freeman	Oregon	RB	5-11 229	3
58	Tanner Carew	Oregon	LS	6-1 243	FA
59	Kani Benoit	Oregon	RB	5-10 211	FA
60	Quin Blanding	UVA	S	6-2 207	5
61	Micah Kiser	UVA	ILB	6-0 238	4
62	Andrew Brown	UVA	DT	6-3 296	4-5
63	Kurt Benkert	UVA	QB	6-3 218	6-7
64	Corey Griffin	GT	SS	6-1 204	FA
65	Shamire Devine	GT	OG	6-6 380	FA
66	Tyler Conklin	CMich	TE	6-3 254	5-6
67	Joe Ostman	CMich	DE	6-2 253	FA
68	Osharmar Abercrombie	CCarolina	RB	5-9 204	FA
69	Shane Johnson	CCarolina	ILB	6-1 230	FA
70	Andrew Ankrah	JMU	OLB	6-3 249	FA
71	Jordan Brown	JMU	FS	6-1 198	FA
72	Bryan Schor	JMU	QB	6-1 198	FA
73	Bradley Chubb	NCSt	DE	6-4 269	1
74	Jaylen Samuels	NCSt	RB	6-0 225	4
75	Nyheim Hines	NCSt	RB	5-8 198	3
76	B.J. Hill	NCSt	DT	6-3 311	2-3
77	Justin Jones	NCSt	DT	6-2 309	6
78	Sean Chandler	Temple	FS	5-10 205	FA
79	Nick Sharga	Temple	FB	6-1 241	FA
80	Alex Starzyk	Temple	P	6-2 226	FA
81	Sharif Finch	Temple	OLB	6-4 251	7-FA
82	Teo Redding	B Green	WR	6-1 181	FA
83	Ryan Hunter	B Green	OL	6-4 316	FA
84	Mike Gesicki	Penn St	TE	6-5 247	1-2
85	Saquon Barkley	Penn St	RB	6-0 233	1
86	Marcus Allen	Penn St	S	6-2 215	3-4
87	Troy Apke	Penn St	S	6-1 200	4-5
88	Brogan Roback	E Mich	QB	6-3 213	FA
89	Jason Beck	E Mich	ILB	5-11 213	FA

[calmkiller]

Pro Day

#	Name	School	POS	H/W	Round
90	Hayden Hurst	SC	TE	6-4 250	2
91	Skai Moore	SC	OLB	6-2 226	5
92	Jamarcus King	SC	CB	6-1 185	FA
93	Darius Leonard	SCSt	OLB	6-2 234	5
94	Roquan Smith	Georgia	ILB	6-1 236	1
95	Lorenzon Carter	Gerogia	OLB	6-5 250	2
96	Isaiah Wynn	Georgia	OG	6-3 313	1
97	Sony Michel	Gerogia	RB	5-11 214	2
98	Brian O'Neill	Pitt	OT	6-7 297	2
99	Quadree Henderson	Pitt	WR	5-8 192	7-FA
100	Avonte Maddox	Pitt	CB	5-9 184	5
101	Foley Gatukasi	UConn	NT	6-4 318	4
102	Jamar Summers	UConn	FS	5-11 193	FA
103	Sam Darnold	USC	QB	6-3 221	1
104	Ronald Jones	USC	RB	5-11 205	2
105	Uchenna Nwosu	USC	OLB	6-2 251	3
106	Darius Phillips	WMich	CB	5-10 193	5-6
107	Donnie Ernsberger	WMich	FB	6-3 241	FA
108	Jarvion Franklin	WMich	RB	5-11 239	7-FA
109	Chukwuma Okorafor	WMich	OT	6-6 320	3
110	Billy Price	OSU	C	6-4 305	2-3
111	Denzel Ward	OSU	CB	5-11 183	1
112	Sam Hubbard	OSU	OLB	6-5 270	1-2
113	Jerome Baker	OSU	LB	6-1 229	3-4
114	JT Barrett	OSU	QB	6-1 224	7-FA
115	Devante Kincade	Grambling	QB	5-11 198	FA
116	Martez Carter	Grambling	RB	5-7 210	6-7
117	De'Aumante Johnson	Grambling	DB	??	??
118	Durham Smythe	ND	TE	6-5 253	4-5
119	Josh Adams	ND	RB	6-2 213	5-6
120	Equanimeous St. Brown	ND	WR	6-5 214	2-3
121	Austin MacGinnis	Kentucky	K	5-10 186	FA
122	Courtney Love	Kentucky	ILB	6-1 236	FA
123	Kyle Meadows	Kentucky	OT	6-5 301	FA
124	Trey Johnson	Nova	CB	5-11 184	FA
125	Frank Ragnow	Arkansas	C	6-5 312	2
126	KJ Smith	Baylor	DE	6-2 260	FA
127	Brian Nance	Baylor	DE	6-2 253	FA
128	Ishmail Wainright	Baylor	TE	6-4 258	FA
129	Daronte Bouldin	Ole Miss	OL	6-5 321	FA
130	Marquis Haynes	Ole Miss	OLB	6-2 235	5-6
131	Jordan Wilkins	Ole Miss	RB	6-1 216	FA
132	Rod Taylor	Ole Miss	OT	6-3 320	FA
133	Christian Kirk	Texas A&M	WR	5-10 201	1-2
134	Armani Watts	Texas A&M	SS	5-11 202	7
135	Johnny Manziel	Texas A&M	QB	6-0 207	??
136	DJ Moore	MD	WR	6-0 210	1
137	Jermaine Carter	MD	ILB	6-1 222	FA
138	Josh Jackson	MD	DB	?	?
139	Martinas Rankin	Miss St	OL	6-4 308	3
140	Jordan Thomas	Miss St	TE	6-5 265	5-6
141	JT Gray	Miss St	DB	5-11 195	FA
142	Malik Jefferson	Texas	ILB	6-2 236	2
143	Poona Ford	Texas	NT	6-0 306	6
144	Holton Hill	Texas	CB	6-2 196	3-4
145	Jalen Davis	Utah State	CB	5-9 181	7-FA
146	Alex Huerta	Utah State	ILB	6-2 235	FA
147	Ian Togiai	Utah State	DE	6-2 280	FA
148	Marcus Davenport	UTSA	DE	6-6 264	1
149	Matt Bayliss	UTSA	LS	6-5 236	FA
150	Lamar Jackson	LU	QB	6-2 216	1
151	Jaire Alexander	LU	CB	5-10 196	1
152	Kylie Fitts	Utah	OLB	6-4 263	6-7
153	Darren Carrington	Utah	WR	6-2 199	7-FA
154	Dallas Goedert	SDSt	TE	6-5 256	1-2
155	Fred Warner	BYU	ILB	6-3 236	2
156	Jonah Trinnaman	BYU	WR	5-10	FA
157	Joseph Noteboom	TCU	OT	6-5 309	3
158	Patrick Morris	TCU	C	6-2 300	FA
159	Nick Orr	TCU	FS	5-11 179	FA
160	Leighton Vander Esch	Boise	ILB	6-5 256	1
161	Cedrick Wilson	Boise	WR	6-2 197	5-6
162	Anthony Miller	Memphis	WR	5-11 201	2
163	Riley Ferguson	Memphis	QB	6-3 212	7-FA
164	Genard Avery	Memphis	LB	6-0 248	3
165	Derrius Guice	LSU	RB	5-10 224	1-2
166	Arden Key	LSU	OLB	6-5 238	2-3
167	DJ Chark	LSU	WR	6-3 199	2
168	Donte Jackson	LSU	CB	5-10 178	2
169	Stefan Cantwell	Weber St	QB	6-1 220	FA
170	Xequille Harry	Weber St	CB	5-11 160	FA
171	Taron Johnson	Weber St	CB	5-11 192	7-FA
172	Adam Lewis	Weber St	DE	??	??
173	McKay Murphy	Weber St	DT	6-3 295	FA
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Reported Combine visits so far:

James Washington WR OSU
Lamar Jackson QB Louisville
Mason Rudolph QB OSU
Kerryon Johnson RB Auburn
Hayden Hurst TE South Carolina
Dallas Goedert TE South Dakota State
Mike Gesicki TE Penn State
Will Dissly TE Washington

[squidkid]

seems strange that 8 of our 13 official visits have been spent on projected 7th rounders or UDFAs and only 1 on a first rounder

[calmkiller]

seems strange that 8 of our 13 official visits have been spent on projected 7th rounders or UDFAs and only 1 on a first rounder

I have historically used NFLDraftscout for my rankings. If you have a better ranking option I will look into it as I think NFLDraftscout has been kinda dropped by the wayside lately. If they don't have a projected round then I list it as a FA.

I am not 100% sure but, perhaps they have gotten the majority of the people they wanted to talk to at the Combine and Pro Days this year and these visits are for the ones that they could get to, or weren't at the combine. The visits process could be evolving.


I just did a quick glance and in 17 they had 6 7-FA in 16 they had 7 and in 15 they had 8. So right now we are right around the average. Now if the rest of the visits go the same direction, that would be odd.

Edit 2:

Maybe they don't plan on having any mid round picks and they expect to have extra 7th rounders? Could it be evidence of a trade up in the 1st to get someone?

[RuthlessBurgher]

I have historically used NFLDraftscout for my rankings. If you have a better ranking option I will look into it as I think NFLDraftscout has been kinda dropped by the wayside lately. If they don't have a projected round then I list it as a FA.

I am not 100% sure but, perhaps they have gotten the majority of the people they wanted to talk to at the Combine and Pro Days this year and these visits are for the ones that they could get to, or weren't at the combine. The visits process could be evolving.


I just did a quick glance and in 17 they had 6 7-FA in 16 they had 7 and in 15 they had 8. So right now we are right around the average. Now if the rest of the visits go the same direction, that would be odd.

Edit 2:

Maybe they don't plan on having any mid round picks and they expect to have extra 7th rounders? Could it be evidence of a trade up in the 1st to get someone?

NFLDraftScout projects B.J. Hill as a 2nd rounder, but you listed him as a 7th round prospect.

[squidkid]

I have historically used NFLDraftscout for my rankings. If you have a better ranking option I will look into it as I think NFLDraftscout has been kinda dropped by the wayside lately. If they don't have a projected round then I list it as a FA.

I am not 100% sure but, perhaps they have gotten the majority of the people they wanted to talk to at the Combine and Pro Days this year and these visits are for the ones that they could get to, or weren't at the combine. The visits process could be evolving.


I just did a quick glance and in 17 they had 6 7-FA in 16 they had 7 and in 15 they had 8. So right now we are right around the average. Now if the rest of the visits go the same direction, that would be odd.

Edit 2:

Maybe they don't plan on having any mid round picks and they expect to have extra 7th rounders? Could it be evidence of a trade up in the 1st to get someone?

no complaints at all on your rankings. i truly appreciate you putting this together every year. it is cool to go back and see how it unfolded. i was just making an observation. none of us will truly know what their plan is but it just scares me a little(up to this point) that so few 1, 2 and 3 have been brought in. seems like you really need to nail your first few rounds and if you get a player or two to actually make the 53 after round 6 is a bonus. maybe the next 15 visits will be top tier guys

[RuthlessBurgher]

no complaints at all on your rankings. i truly appreciate you putting this together every year. it is cool to go back and see how it unfolded. i was just making an observation. none of us will truly know what their plan is but it just scares me a little(up to this point) that so few 1, 2 and 3 have been brought in. seems like you really need to nail your first few rounds and if you get a player or two to actually make the 53 after round 6 is a bonus. maybe the next 15 visits will be top tier guys

We did send our big guns (Colbert, Tomlin, and usually a coordinator or position coach as well) to the Pro Days of most of the big guys, and several of those top players dined with the Steeler brass the night before those Pro Days as well, so we are certainly doing our due diligence.

[calmkiller]

NFLDraftScout projects B.J. Hill as a 2nd rounder, but you listed him as a 7th round prospect.

Thanks. I usually always go back through and see if the rounds have been updated after or near the end of the visits. It is also possible that I had a typo. It is a LOT of info to go through and I will make mistakes for sure. Thanks for the heads up.

[Chadman]

Does anyone know which Steelers staff attended LSU, USC & Florida St Pro Days?

[Slapstick]

Does anyone know which Steelers staff attended LSU, USC & Florida St Pro Days?

Tomlin and Colbert were reportedly present at LSU...There were Steelers scouts and/or coaches present at both Florida State and USC, but I can’t find the particular names...it is notable that Darrius Heyward-Bey was spotted at the USC Pro Day, but it is unknown if he was representing the Steelers...

[Chadman]

With no 5th year option taken on Dupree, and with Chikillo as the #1 back up at OLB....looking a bit thin there. Nwosu from USC or Sweat from Florida St could be interesting...

[RuthlessBurgher]

With no 5th year option taken on Dupree

This does not appear to be the case:

http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums/showthread.php/47773-Steelers-Have-Picked-Up-5th-Year-Option-on-Dupree