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Steelers' NFL Draft Board, Day 1
Sunday, April 29, 2007

A look at who the Steelers drafted on Day 1:

No. 15 Overall

Lawrence Timmons
Linebacker Florida State Ht: 6-01/2 Wt: 234

Scouting Report: Started only one year for the Seminoles before opting for the NFL draft as a junior. ... Measured 2 1/2 inches shorter than listed by FSU. ... Timed at 4.66 in the 40 at the combine . ... Played behind All-America Ernie Sims, now with the Detroit Lions, as a sophomore. ... Third-team All-America, started No. 46 Overall
all 13 games at strong-side OLB, but Steelers plan to use him on the right side, where Joey Porter played. ... Second on FSU last season with 79 tackles. Also had five sacks, six passes deflected and blocked two kicks. ... Scored three times last season: On a 22-yard interception return, a 36-yard fumble recovery and 25 yards on a blocked punt. ... His father, Lindsley Timmons, played basketball at Duquesne University in 1976. ... Attended Wilson High School in Florence, S.C. ... Turns 21 on May 14.1

No. 46 Overall

LaMarr Woodley
Linebacker Michigan Ht: 6-11/2 Wt: 266

Scouting Report: Three-year starter for Wolverines, past two at DE. He started at OLB on the strong side as a sophomore. ... Steelers plan to put him on the strong side, where Clark Haggans starts. ... LB coach Keith Butler said he was satisfied Woodley could cover receivers after watching his spring Pro Day workout. ... Started 33 games, two as a freshman, and had 25 sacks in his career, 12 last season when he also recovered four fumbles and returned one for 54 yards. Tied school record with four forced fumbles in 2006. ... Nicknamed "Wood." ... Consensus first-team All-America defensive end last season and unanimous All-Big Ten. ... Rivals.com named him college football defensive player of the year. ... Team co-captain. ... Attended Saginaw (Mich.) High School, where he was Parade All-American.2

No. 77 overall

Matt Spaeth
Tight end Minnesota Ht: 6-7 Wt: 270

Scouting Report: Went to the Gophers as a defensive end, but switched positions after his redshirt 2002 season. ... Has been a starter the past four seasons. ... Caught 109 passes for 1,291 yards in his career (school record for tight ends), including 47 for 564 yards last season. ... All-Big Ten Conference first team the past two seasons and won that league's annual sportsmanship award this year, when he was voted his team's MVP. ... Had injured shoulder last year, but played final three games after doctors expected him to miss the rest of the season. ... Steelers say shoulder has fully healed and believe he would have been drafted higher if he was never injured.3

First published on April 28, 2007 at 10:27 pm