1. 2010 Maurkice Pouncey (18) C Florida
From the likes of Mike Webster, Dermontti Dawson and now following in their footsteps of great centers is Maurkice Pouncey, who in just four seasons has become the best center in the NFL. He was sorely missed in Super Bowl XLV when he was hurt in the AFC Title win over the Jets, and also when he missed the entire season in 2013 when he was hurt on opening day against the Titans. After a successful recovery from knee surgery, Pouncey started all 16 games in 2014 and was selected to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time of his career. He’s the best in the game, and deserves to be #1 on the list of draft picks under Tomlin.
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Mario
April 29, 2015 at 8:38 pm
Nothing spectacular. Shows Tomlin should let Cowher pick for him this year!
DrGeorge
April 30, 2015 at 8:56 am
Timmons and Heyward are the real deal; DeCastro is solid if not spectacular; Shazier excels when he’s healthy; Pouncey ends up in Ben R’s lap too often to be the best center in the NFL, especially since his knee surgery, but he is serviceable. Hood was for all practical purposes a second round pick and a mistake, and Jarvis Jones and Mendenhall are journeymen talents.
Yet, over all, Tomlin’s picks haven’t been remarkably worse than many other NFL coaches. If Tomlin has a fault, it is not his picks per se, but his tendency to become emotionally invested in his picks and continue to start them when other players are clearly better. Hood, Mendenhall and Pouncey are in this category. Jarvis Jones probably is too; he shows no flashes of brilliance even when healthy; but his frequent injuries make it difficult to assess his true abilities at this level, and he deserves another season to prove himself.