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Steelers News: Ridiculous draft grades and analyzing Pittsburgh’s picks

By Jake Bendrick

MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 25: Wide Receiver Chase Claypool #83 from Notre Dame of the North Team warms up before the start of the 2020 Resse's Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The North Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 25: Wide Receiver Chase Claypool #83 from Notre Dame of the North Team warms up before the start of the 2020 Resse's Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The North Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 15: Cameron Heyward #97 of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Heinz Field on September 15, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 15: Cameron Heyward #97 of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Heinz Field on September 15, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) /

How did Kiper rate the Steelers in 2011?

Oh boy. Something tells me this will be at least slightly entertaining.

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Year: 2011

Mel Kiper’s Draft Grade: B+

Kiper’s Draft Rank: 6

Round 1: Cameron Heyward, Ohio State DE

Round 2: Marcus Gilbert, Florida OT

Round 3: Curtis Brown, Texas CB

Round 4: Cortez Allen, Citadel CB

Round 5: Chris Carter, Fresno State OLB

Round 6: Keith Williams, Nebraska OL

Round 7: Baron Batch, Texas Tech RB

Kiper’s comments: This was a typically unflashy draft, but what I consider an effective one for Pittsburgh. (And it’s hard to be flashy when you always pick late.)

Reality: Cameron Heyward has been a beast throughout his career and should have been on the all-decade team. Marcus Gilbert was a good tackle but had injury issues. Everyone else was somewhere between unmitigated disaster(Chris Brown, Cortez Allen) and special teams contributor for a couple of years (Chris Carter).

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