A bruising and highly productive running back from a BCS conference slipped to the sixth round of the NFL Draft, and ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. listed numerous reasons why earlier this week.
Not an "outside running threat." Not a candidate to return kickoffs or catch passes out of the backfield. Not a guy who always wins the battle of the bulge.
But Kiper also said of Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer: "He's a physical, inside runner. It was a nice pick for the Steelers."
It will be even nicer for the Steelers if Dwyer is able to provide a hammer for a short-yardage offense that has too often relied on a fly swatter in recent years.
As Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson said of Dwyer: "When you are 230 pounds, that is a plus, and that can't be taught." Continue