At pick 14 I feel very safe with Rashard Mendenhall. He is still very young and with Rothleisberger's "mishaps" the Steelers will lean heavily on Mendenhall's services at least until Big Ben comes back.
Coming into his 3rd season out of Illinois, Mendenhall could be in for quite the breakout campaign. He averaged 4.6 YPC last season, which as a feature back is more than coaches and fantasy owners alike can ask for. He is also in a great situation with really only Johnathan Dwyer behind him as competition. However, he is a rookie and needs to work on his pass blocking skills as most rookie backs do. I see a big season for Mendenhall and the Steelers will need him to carry the team most of the season.
Taking Andre Johnson with my last pick, makes taking Mendenhall here feel a little better. I don't like him in the top 12 and Shonne Green at 14 scares me because of the threat of LT getting some of the goal line carries. I also think Mendenhall is a great keeper and has some of his best years to come.
-Projection: 1,250-1,400 rushing yards, 10 TDs; 35 receptions, 350 receiving yards, 1 TD
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