Saturday, April 28, 2007
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Steelers today fulfilled their biggest need on their depth chart when they drafted outside linebacker Lawrence Timmons of Florida State with the 15th overall pick.
The selection, made at 3 p.m., was long anticipated as a possibility and became more apparent as other players the Steelers coveted were drafted before their turn.
Timmons is a 6-0 1/2, 234-pounder who opted for the draft after his junior season.
Two defensive ends the Steelers would have loved to take with their first-round pick were gone before they had a chance.
Jamaal Anderson of Arkansas was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the eighth pick and Adam Carriker of Nebraska went 13th to the St. Louis Rams.
The Steelers were foiled somewhat when the New York Jets made a trade with Carolina to slip into the No. 14 slot and draft Pitt cornerback Darrelle Revis. The Steelers might have drafted him, but also would have been offered another high draft choice to switch with Jacksonville at No. 17 so the Jaguars could pick Revis.
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