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The Steelers selected Illinois junior running back Rashard Mendenhall with their first-round pick (23rd overall) in today's NFL draft. The 5-foot-10, 215-pound Mendenhall, who player for former Steelers special teams coach Ron Zook at Illinois, is the first running back taken by the Steelers with their first-round pick since Tim Worley in 1989. Mendenhall, the Big Ten Player of the Year, rushed for 1,681 yards and 17 touchdowns on 262 carries last season. Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert said Mendenhall was a player the Steelers had targeted. "When we finalized our prep work in mid-week, we came up with a list of players we would not trade away from at (pick No.) 23," Colbert said. "He was one of those players."
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