Steelers bring in intriguing QB, 1st round tackle, plus WR

PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – The last full week before the NFL Draft the Steelers had three college visitors on the South Side Monday. Included is a crazy athletic quarterback that could be available on Day 3 and two other positions of interest early in the draft.

QB Taylen Green

• Let’s start that he’s 6’6”, 227 pounds and at that size set the NFL Combine 40-yard dash record by a quarterback at 4.36. He also had a vertical jump of 43.5 inches and a broad jump of 11’ 2”. To give you an idea of the vertical, the jump would put his head equal to a basketball rim. Green was a big play machine at Arkansas averaging 13.7 yards per completion, the overall numbers 198-326 (60.7%), 2714 yards, 19 touchdowns, 11 interceptions with 777 yards rushing (5.6 average) and eight touchdowns last year. The down side with Green, over two seasons at Arkansas he turned the ball over 37 times. Pro Football Focus lists Green as the best rushing quarterback in all of FBS last year, but 186^th in passing. NFL.com projects him with the potential to be an above-average backup. PFF lists him as the eighth best QB available in the draft, slightly ahead of North Dakota State’s Cole Payton, who had previously visited.

WR Germie Bernard

• The Alabama 22-year-old is listed by PFF as the eighth best receiver available in the draft. At 6’1”, 204 Bernard ran a 4.48 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine after 64 receptions for 862 yards and seven touchdowns last season with quarterback Ty Simpson. NFL.com lists him as a smooth route-runner with the ability to execute a full route tree. He’s not a big contested catch receiver, rather one who can make defenders miss in the open field. NFL.com believes he would be a number two or three receiver on a roster in the NFL and likely a Day 2 selection.

OT Spencer Fano

• The Outland Trophy Winner and First-Team All-American from Utah is 6’5”, 311 pounds. Known as a downhill blocker, Fano was a three-year starter and three-year All-American at Utah starting on both sides of the line with good footwork and athleticism. Last year he worked exclusively at right tackle and did not allow a sack in 357 pass attempts per PFF. Biggest weakness from NFL.com is just putting on more muscle. He is ranked as the second-best tackle in the draft and 12^th best prospect overall by Pro Football Focus. Many mock drafts have him selected before the Steelers pick at 21. His brother is a defensive lineman at Utah and has four uncles who played in the NFL.