Each and every year, teams are allowed to host 30 pre-draft visits form players that aren’t considered a “local.” For instance, in this year’s draft crop, Pitt tackle T.J. Clemmings won’t count against the Pittsburgh Steelers because he can probably walk from the Pitt campus to the team facility. However, I’ve went back the last several years, and in fact, each and every year, a surprising amount of the players the team has brought in for visits, or paid visits at respective pro days, have indeed ended up getting drafted or picked up post-draft as a free agent.
Pre-Draft Visits Often Lead To Draft-Day Selections For Steelers
