{"id":18858,"date":"2017-04-21T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=18858"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:58:27","slug":"last-word-steelers-podcast-episode-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/04\/21\/last-word-steelers-podcast-episode-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Word on Steelers Podcast Episode 7: Final Mock Drafts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/8ejbr-69f434?from=yiiadmin&amp;skin=1&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black;\">In episode seven of the Last Word on Steelers Podcast we welcome guest analyst Logan Helfferich as all three of us roll out our latest mock drafts. We discuss who we think the Steelers should draft and why. This close to the draft we are reading the tea-leaves to try to gauge the Steelers interest in these draft prospects. We consider which players have visited the Steelers, who front office personnel has had dinner meetings with, and which pro days Steelers coaches and scouts have attended when making our pick. The Steelers have had 26 of their 30 official visits that we know of. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black;\">A player\u2019s stock can still rise and fall this close to the draft so don\u2019t be surprised if big boards are continually changing all the way up to the start of the draft. Some of the players discussed are <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/marlon-humphrey-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marlon Humphrey<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/gareon-conley-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gareon Conley<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=jordan-willis-2,jordan-willis-1&amp;search=Jordan+Willis&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Willis<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=tim-williams-6,tim-williams-7&amp;search=Tim+Williams&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Williams<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/tj-watt-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.J. Watt<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/desmond-king-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desmond King<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/brad-kaaya-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Kaaya<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/raekwon-mcmillan-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raekwon McMillan<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Derek Rivers<\/strong>, <strong>Carol Phillips<\/strong>, <strong>Adam Shaheen<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jamaal-williams-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamaal Williams<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jeremy-sprinkle-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremy Sprinkle<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/donnel-pumphrey-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donnel Pumphrey<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/josh-reynolds-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Reynolds<\/a><\/strong> and more!\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black;\">Check out<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastwordonsports.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">www.lastwordonsports.com<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black;\">for exclusive content. On twitter, you can follow us at @LWOS Steelers.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black;\"><em>In episode eight of the Last Word on Steelers Podcast we will recap the Steelers 2017 NFL draft. We\u2019ll grade and breakdown the newest batch of Steelers and how they affect the roster coming into the 2017 season. We would love to hear Steelers Nation\u2019s input! If you have any comments, suggestions, messages or thoughts feel free to reach out to us!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parker Hurley<\/strong>&#8211; Pittsburgh native. IUP graduate. Steelers and Pirate critic. Blatant Penguins homer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Gelesh<\/strong>\u2013 Third generation Steelers fan with a Masters in sports management and leadership specializing in football. My mom was lucky enough to witness the immaculate reception live. 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