PITTSBURGH — The Steelers were issued two
compensatory draft picks in next month's NFL Draft, the league office announced.
The two compensatory selections give the Steelers a total of nine draft picks
this year.
The Steelers will receive their
first compensatory selection in the fourth round, which is the 33rd
pick in the round and 132nd overall. The team's second compensatory
selection is in the fifth round, marking the 33rd choice in the round
and 170th overall.
Since the NFL began awarding
compensatory draft picks in 1994, the Steelers have received a total of
18.
The following 2007 draft picks have
been determined by the NFL Management Council:
ROUND
CHOICE/
ROUND
OVERALL
SELECTION
TEAM
3
33-96
San
Diego
3
34-97
San
Francisco
3
35-98
Indianapolis
3
36-99
Oakland
4
33-132
Pittsburgh
4
34-133
Atlanta
4
35-134
Baltimore
4
36-135
San
Francisco
4
37-136
Indianapolis
4
38-137
Baltimore
5
33-170
Pittsburgh
5
34-171
New
England
5
35-172
San
Diego
5
36-173
Indianapolis
5
37-174
Baltimore
6
33-207
Baltimore
6
34-208
New
England
6
35-209
New
England
6
36-210
Seattle
7
33-243
Green
Bay
7
34-244
Atlanta
7
35-245
TampaBay
7
36-246
TampaBay
7
37-247
New
England
7
38-248
St.
Louis
7
39-249
St.
Louis
7
40-250
New York
Giants
7
41-251
Jacksonville
7
42-252
Jacksonville
7
43-253
Cincinnati
7
44-254
Oakland
7
45-255
Detroit
Picks 254 and 255 are supplemental
compensatory picks (based upon draft-order formula) to fulfill the number of
draft choices permitted by agreement with the NFL Players Association in the
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
