NFL Draft Notes: Ziggy Ansah, Sam Montgomery, Sharrif Floyd

Ziggy Ansah

ย Tony Paulineย hears that the Pittsburgh Steelers areย “drooling over”ย BYU OLB Ziggy Ansah.

I’m sure all 3-4 teams feel the same way, as there’s been a lot of buzz surroundingย Ansah since his outstanding Senior Bowl performance.ย Ansah could step in for James Harrison, who could be a potential cap casualty in the coming weeks.

It’s hard to speculate whereย Ansah could come off the board given that he’s believed to be rising up draft boards. There’s even talk among the draft experts that he could go as high as No. 5 overall.

Ifย Pittsburgh is indeed locked intoย Ansah, they may have to consider moving up to secure him. Either way, this is a very interesting note and could be a topic to watch in regards to their draft plans.

We haveย Ansah being taken by the Giants in our 2013 NFL Mock Draft.

Sam Montgomery

Tony Paulineย also reports thatย LSU coaches are notย giving LSU DE Sam Montgomery a “ringing endorsement.”

This coincides with previous reports thatย LSU coaching staff had issues withย Montgomery’s effort in recent years.

Montgomery wasย initiallyย listed solid first-round pick, but could drop back into the middle rounds of this year’s draft; much like Courtney Upshaw did a year ago.

If true, this is very concerning situation for the young kid. His interviews with NFL teams figure to be crucial in the next few days.

We have Montgomery going to the Bengals in the second-round of ourย 2013 NFL Mock Draft.

Sharrif Floyd

Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network mentioned thatย “everybody” in the NFL has Florida DT Sharrif Floyd as a top-five player in this year’s draft class.

“He’s a special pass rusher,” said Jeremiah, viaย Rotoworld. “You put him in a three-technique, he’s capable of getting you double-digit sacks.”

Floyd has been a fast riser in the past month, butย Jeremiahย attributesย that more to the fact that people around the league hadn’t watched his tape yet, since he’s anย underclassman.

There’s been talk that Floyd could be taken as high as No. 3 overall by the Raiders. We have Floyd going to the Panthers in our 2013 NFL Mock Draft.ย 

Draft Notes:

  • USC QB Matt Barkley mentioned that he’s “100 percent on track with his rehab,” and will throw at USC’s Pro Day in March. (Tony Softli)
  • Alabama C Barrett Jones is recovering from surgery to repair a Lisfranc fracture in his left foot. (CBS Sports)
  • USC Cย Khaled Holmes suffered aย strained pectoral during theย bench press on Friday.
  • Rutgers TEย D.C. Jefferson also injured hisย pectoral muscle after two reps. (Ian Rapoport)

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