With the 28th pick of the 2018 DBN Community NFL Mock Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select...
Leighton Vander Esch, ILB, Boise St
The selection and write-up were made by xfl2001fan:
At 6’4, 256lbs, LVE posted nearly identical numbers at the combine as Steelers Rookie standout TJ Watt. In his final season as a Bronco, LVE was productive rushing the passer, playing in coverage, stopping the run...he is still a bit raw, but has solid instincts. Having played at Boise State, he’s comfortable in a 3-4 alignment and should have few problems transitioning to their defense. The Steelers ask their linebackers to do a little bit of everything and that’s what he’s capable of doing. He will need coached up to not over-pursue plays in the run game and doesn’t have elite speed, but should provide good value at this point in the draft
Pokorny: “Given the unexpected situation with Ryan Shazier last year, filling that void with a linebacker makes sense. The question is how quickly he’ll be ready to start, and whether Pittsburgh is willing to be patient with that. The Steelers also have to consider their future situation at quarterback as Ben Roethlisberger considers retirement more and more.”
The Jacksonville Jaguars are up next, led by kizer america.
2018 DBN Community Mock Draft Results
Pick | Team | Username | Selection |
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Pick | Team | Username | Selection |
1 | Cleveland Browns | Grimflick | QB Lamar Jackson |
2 | New York Giants | Your Friendly Neighborhood Esq. | QB Baker Mayfield |
3 | New York Jets | jclark22 | DE Bradley Chubb |
4 | Cleveland Browns | Keyser Sozze | CB Denzel Ward |
5 | Denver Broncos | poultman | RB Saquon Barkley |
6 | Indianapolis Colts | Browns95 | OG Quenton Nelson |
7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ezweav | DB Minkah Fitzpatrick |
8 | Chicago Bears | Ostate84 | LB Tremaine Edmunds |
9 | San Francisco 49ers | Mudville | DE Marcus Davenport |
10 | Oakland Raiders | makeaplay59 | LB Roquan Smith |
11 | Miami Dolphins | Swagnasty | QB Josh Rosen |
12 | Buffalo Bills | GratefulDawg | QB Sam Darnold |
13 | Washington Redskins | Maul Poleski | S Derwin James |
14 | Green Bay Packers | Darth_Batman | DE/OLB Harold Landry |
15 | Arizona Cardinals | Brocolis154033 | QB Josh Allen |
16 | Baltimore Ravens | Fluke_on_target | WR Calvin Ridley |
17 | Los Angeles Chargers | Crawford_T | DT Vita Vea |
18 | Seattle Seahawks | OhioCityBrownsBeliever | CB Mike Hughes |
19 | Dallas Cowboys | Topanga Jeff | OG Will Hernandez |
20 | Detroit Lions | clefan4lif | DT Taven Bryan |
21 | Cincinnati Bengals | Robo Dawg | OG Isaiah Wynn |
22 | Buffalo Bills | a2342432a | WR Christian Kirk |
23 | New England Patriots | unoservix | OT Kolton Miller |
24 | Carolina Panthers | mrwhitman | WR D.J. Moore |
25 | Tennessee Titans | troy145 | DE/OLB Arden Key |
26 | Atlanta Falcons | BrianB77 | DT Da'Ron Payne |
27 | New Orleans Saints | Legoman0721 | LB Lorenzo Carter |
28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | xfl2001fan | LB Leighton Vander Esch |
29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | kizer america | LB Rashaan Evans |
30 | Minnesota Vikings | pt_999 | OT Mike McGlinchey |
31 | New England Patriots | Matt Wood | TE Mike Gesicki |
32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Adam Rice | OT Connor Williams |
33 | Cleveland Browns | fjblessi | DT Maurice Hurst |
34 | New York Giants | anthszabo | RB Derrius Guice |
35 | Cleveland Browns | tmartin5785 | DE Sam Hubbard |