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Good news, Steelers Nation. After being subjected to a mind numbing amount of mock drafts and plenty of unsubstantiated speculation during what seemed like an inordinately long pre-draft process, minus the Scouting Combine to break up the monotony, the 2021 NFL Draft is finally upon us. I have been given the distinguished task of trying to apply a letter grade to each Steelers selection.
There are specific criteria necessary when attempting to accurately and fairly grade any draft pick. Only time will reveal the validity of any grade given, but I will utilize certain parameters as I attempt to apply an initial grade for each Steelers draft pick. I base each grade on projected roster fit, potential immediate impact, and assumed draft value. Draft value is achieved by evaluating each players actual selection against their projected draft position, whether that be player rankings or projected round.
Steelers select Harvin in the seventh round May 01, 2021 at 06:40 PM
The Steelers selected punter Pressley Harvin III in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the 254th overall pick.
Harvin, who played at Georgia Tech, won the Ray Guy Award as the nation s top punter in 2020, the first African American to win the award in the 21-year history of it.
Harvin, 6-0, 255 pounds, brings a solid punter to the mix for the Steelers. He is a big-legged guy, said General Manager Kevin Colbert. He has a naturally powerful leg. Excited to have him come in and join the competition.
Harvin led the nation and set a Georgia Tech and ACC record with a 49-yard punting average. He was a unanimous first-team All-American, becoming only the third Georgia Tech player to earn that accomplishment.
Pressley Harvin III (Alcolu, S.C./Alcolu) was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 27
th pick in the seventh round (No. 254 overall) of the 2021 National Football League on Saturday in Cleveland.
Harvin’s selection gives Georgia Tech two NFL Draft picks in the same year for the first time since 2016. Wide receiver
Harvin won the 2020 Ray Guy Award as college football’s top punter after leading the nation and setting Georgia Tech and Atlantic Coast Conference records with a 48.0-yard punting average. In addition to winning the Ray Guy Award, Harvin earned unanimous All-America recognition in 2020, joining
Calvin Johnson and
Former Fremantle Docker Max Duffy isn t the first ProKick Australia punter to knock on the door to the NFL, but a day out from the opening night of the NFL Draft, he might be the first with a Masters in Sports Psychology on the books. One of the big things about coming over [to Kentucky] is that you get to continue your education, the former Kentucky standout told ESPN. I came out here having played three AFL games but really nothing else behind me. I ve been able to get a psychology degree and I m about to finish my Masters in Sports Psychology. That s been awesome to come over here and not only play sport but finish off my degree too.
Athletics Celebrates Student-Athletes at YJC
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech athletics recognized the achievements of its student-athletes over the past year during its annual Yellow Jacket Celebration on Monday evening at McCamish Pavilion.
Nicole Fegans and Moses Wright headlined the honorees, earning GTAA Athletes of the Year for their outstanding performances this past season.
One of Georgia Tech’s most decorated distance runners in program history, Nicole Fegans embodies the true meaning of being a student-athlete. This season, she placed 12th overall at NCAA Cross Country Championships, guiding Tech to its best finish in school history at nationals, earning all-American status to become just the third women’s runner at Tech to do so. During the 2021 indoor season she continued her dominance as she was named an all-American in the 5K at the national meet. Fegans holds a total of six school records for track in her collegiate career and set four of those records this season. Th