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Steelers draft projection

You know it's going to sting a little when Steelers fans tune in to ESPN for Saturday's first round coverage and see a couple of Jets fans sitting among the crowd at Radio City Music Hall wearing Faneca jerseys. Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin won't need that sight to remind them that their greatest need is to find a starting interior lineman in the first two rounds of this weekend's draft. Unfortunately for the Steelers, it's not a great year for top-end interior linemen, but that might not matter if the best guard on most team's boards, Virginia's Branden Albert, drops to the Steelers at No. 23. The Steelers also need to look for defensive line depth (specifically Aaron Smith insurance), secondary help and a wide receiver to replace Cedrick Wilson, who was released.

Here's how their draft could go:

First round (23rd overall): G Branden Albert, Virginia.

Second round (53rd overall): DE Lawrence Jackson, Southern Cal; DT Trevor Laws, Notre Dame; T Duane Brown, Virginia Tech.

Third round (88th overall): CB Terrell Thomas, Southern Cal; G Jeremy Zuttah, Rutgers; WR Early Doucet, LSU.

Fourth round (123rd overall): S Josh Barrett, Arizona; RB Steve Slaton, West Virginia; S Thomas DeCoud, California.

Fifth round (156th overall): WR Jabari Arthur, Akron; WR Travis Brown, New Mexico; G Marshal Ausberry, Liberty.

Sixth round (188th overall): RB Micah Andrews, Wake Forest; WR Cam Colvin, Oregon; DE Cliff Avril, Purdue.

Seventh round (choice to Atlanta): No pick.

-- John Dudley

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