Every year, I write the same type of post saying that I’m not a big time draft expert and don’t even try to be one. Truth is, even the best experts have no clue what will happen Thursday night and the rest of the weekend. The real experts on talent evaluation and drafts are in the front offices of the 32 teams.
Still, it is fun to take a look at the predictions and every year I post a big list of all of the mock draft picks for the Steelers. For what it’s worth, a quick look at last year’s picks will tell you that this is far from scientific. Nobody had the Steelers drafting Maurkice Pouncey in any of the mocks I listed. But it is interesting for record keeping purposes.
This season, Texas cornerback Aaron Wiliams is by far and away the consensus pick for the Steelers. It is who I picked for the Steelers in Bloguin’s mock draft. Miami CB Brandon Harris and MSU Derek Sherrod are the other two popular choices. Here’s a recap of 20+ 2011 mock draft picks for the Steelers (If you’d like to add your mock, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll add it in before tomorrow’s draft).
| Source | Pick | Position | College |
| Bloguin Mock Draft | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| Toronto Sun | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami |
| Walter Football | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| New Sport Draft | Derek Sherrod | OT | MSU |
| CBS Sports | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| SI: Peter King | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami |
| Sporting News | J.J. Watt | DE | Wisconsin |
| Draft Countdown | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| Fox Sports | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami |
| About.com | Bruce Carter | OLB | UNC |
| Football’s Future | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| The Football Expert | Nate Solder | OT | Colorado |
| FF Toolbox | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| New NFL Draft | Gabe Carimi | OT | Wisconsin |
| NE Patriots Draft | TRADE | N/A | N/A |
| The State | Jimmy Smith | CB | Colorado |
| NESN | Derek Sherrod | OT | MSU |
| Bleacher Report | Rodney Hudson | G | Florida State |
| SI: Don Banks | Marcus Cannon | OT | TCU |
| USA Today | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
| My NFL Draft | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas |
