Final Steelers Mock Draft Roundup: Is It Cherilus or Balmer?

As the draft gets closer an closer, there's still plenty of disagreement about who the Steelers will pick. The consensus, if there is one, is that Gosder Cherilus, the Boston College right tackle, will be the Steelers pick, with seven of the 14 mock drafts picking him.

Cherilus is a mauler at tackle who would help the run game, and some believe he could eventually slide over to left tackle (even though he struggled at left tackle in college). Even with Max Starks now re-signed, Pittsburgh has plenty of needs on the offensive line, and Cherilus will likely be the best lineman left when the Steelers pick.

But Ed Bouchette, the Post-Gazette beat writer who is usually very plugged in on the Steelers thoughts, says the Steelers will take Kentwan Balmer, the defensive end from North Carolina. Balmer only performed at a high level for one year, but his size/speed combo would make him the prototype for a Steelers' style defensive end.

All of these mock drafts were completed after the recent Chiefs-Vikings trade, so they should be as up-to-date as possible. They don't address the possibility of the Steelers trading down, which still might be the best option.

FINAL MOCK DRAFTS
NFL Draft Scout's Rob Rang	Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
NFL Draft Scout's Chad Reuter	Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
CBS Sportsline's Pete Prisco	Kentwan Balmer, DE, North Carolina
CBS Sportsline's Clark Judge	Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
CBS Sportline's Charley Casserly	Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
SI.com's Dr. Z	Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
SI.com's Don Banks	Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
SI.com's Beat Writer Roundup	Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
NFL.com's Pat Kirwin	Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
NFL.com's Vic Carrucci	Branden Albert, OT/OG, Virginia
Rivals.com	Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
Scout.com's Tom Marino	Quentin Groves, OLB, Auburn
NFL Draft Countdown	Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette	Kentwan Balmer, DE, North Carolina