Pittsburgh Steelers seventh-round draft pick Gerod Holliman has certainly generated a level of attention that is disproportionate from that of the typical player selected with the 239th overall pick in a draft. Much of this focus has come from us, and myself in particular, which I fully acknowledge.
But Holliman is not your typical seventh-round draft pick, nor is his polar opposite scouting report as a contact-averse ballhawking free safety the norm. He is an unusual and interesting story, and that is why he has been getting the attention.
Even as late as the beginning of the draft, Holliman was regarded as a possible early day three selection, but back in the beginning of the year, people were mocking him to go in the first round.