TJ Watt Wiki: NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Stats, Highlights & Facts to Know

Seventh rounder Keion Adams doesn’t make the team in this scenario because when seventh rounders contribute, you’ve drafted better than okay.

Overall, the Steelers’ draft was a smart one, addressing the biggest areas of need for the team while also making selections to plan for the future.

The Steelers drafted a quarterback with a degree in aerospace engineering and a minor in business. Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert deserve an A, if we were grading, because they addressed so many needs.

Joshua Dobbs is not expected to be the starter, nor is he probably going to beat out Landry Jones for the backup position to Ben Roethlisberger.

The Steelers have a few other outside linebackers who are interesting but flawed.

What doesn’t need improving upon is his phenomenal work ethic, which likely comes as the result of having two older brothers now playing in the NFL.

He endeared himself to Steelers executives not just with his football skills but the way he persevered through chemotherapy treatments to train with his Pitt teammates prior to the 2016 season.

The general consensus is that Watt, the younger brother of Houston Texans’ All-Pro defensive end J.J. Watt, was a solid if not necessarily spectacular pick by the defending AFC North champions.

All high praise, and the criticism of strength and being on the ground is a very realistic criticism when you watch the college film of Watt.

Pittsburgh desperately needed a pass-rushing OLB who can work with James Harrison – who still might play until he’s in his 60s – and who can play alongside Bud Dupree. By last fall he was a linchpin on one a team that went 11-3 and beat Western Michigan in the Cotton Bowl.

Sutton was a shutdown cornerback for the Vols for four-straight years.

The post Steelers continue to add depth to their secondary in the fifth round appeared first on Cover32. He’s a classic late-round pick, with good speed and athleticism but a need for improvement on technique and tackling.

“He’s a great guy”, Steelers fan James Bennett said.

The Steelers also selected Louisville long snapper Colin Holba in the sixth round.

Smith-Schuster also likes to block, a trait that endeared him to the Pittsburgh coaching staff, though he didn’t know it. Smith-Schuster said he only spoke to the Steelers during the National Football League combine in February and didn’t hear anything until he received a phone call shortly before he was taken with the 62nd overall pick, a call he admits he wasn’t expecting.

Okay isn’t bad. Bad is bad, and the Steelers class would be good to not be bad.