The 2018 NFL Draft occurred over the last few days, and I'm here to provide in-depth coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers draft picks. And by in-depth, I mean that I provide a meaningful (or meaningless) tidbit about each player, usually based on their name.
Terrell Edmunds, Safety, Virginia Tech
What a name. Think about it. Terrell Edmunds will now be only 4th player in NFL history* named Terrell after Terrell Davis, Terrell Owens, and Terrell Suggs. All three of these Terrells are in the NFL Hall of Famer or will be one day. Actually, based on this history, Edmunds should have been the #1 overall draft pick. Sorry Cleveland Browns fans!
James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
Nate Washington had an underrated career as a Steelers wide receiver. If James Washington matches Nate Washington's stats as a member of the Steelers, well, that would be a disappointment.
Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
In cold December games in Pittsburgh, it's quite possible that Rudolph will get a red nose.
Chukwuma Okorafor, OL, Western Michigan
The name Chukwuma Okorafor reminds me of Chukky Okobi, the Steelers back-up center in the late 2000s. Okobi was also a rapper with his songs appearing on his MySpace page. I really wish his MySpace page was still around. It was awesome!
Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
Incredible player, but he's 58 now and making the switch from running back to safety could be tough. I guess he'll bring some veteran leadership as a rookie.
Jaylen Samuels, RB, NC State
Samuels had a now deleted tweet from 2011 where he wrote that the Steelers suck. Hey, we all write dumb tweets when we're young. I mean, I'm sure I wrote a tweet last week that I wish I could take back.
Joshua Frazier, DT Alabama
It's extremely important that Frazier stays on his feet and helps to stop the run since you don't want him to go down.
* This may not be true, but I'm going to say it is since it sounds better for this post. Seems like Terrelle Pryor should have changed the spelling of his name to Terrell.
You can view more of my amazing draft recaps of the Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins here.
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