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Steelers Once Again All Over Defensive Line in Draft Scouting
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Derrick Harmon, Oregon Athletics
INDIANAPOLIS —The Pittsburgh Steelers have or have scheduled formal interviews with a half dozen of the top defensive line prospects at the 2025 NFL Combine, continuing to show obvious interest in mining what is expected to be a very strong class in the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Steelers started this year's draft process by sending Omar Khan, Mike Tomlin, Andy Weidl and Teryl Austin to drool over the collection of defensive line talent at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, and they're picking up right where they left off at the NFL Combine.
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The Steelers had or have scheduled formal interviews with first-round prospects Kenneth Grant of Michigan and Derrick Harmon of Oregon. They previously met with Walter Nolen of Ole Miss at the Senior Bowl. Since Omar Khan took over as general manager, the team has been hesitant to use one of their 45 formal interviews on a player that Khan and head coach Mike Tomlin have already talked to once during the process in Mobile.
Grant, Harmon and Nolen are the three most likely defensive tackles for then Steelers to target in the first round. There's another pack of options right behind them in the second round, as well.
South Carolina defensive tackle C.J. Sanders at the 2025 Senior Bowl on Jan. 29, 2025. — Alan Saunders / Steelers Now
Ohio State's Tyleik Williams, Toledo's Darius Alexander, South Carolina's T.J. Sanders, Texas' Alfred Collins, Texas A&M's Shemar Turner and Tennessee 's Omar Norman-Lott are all options for the Steelers to pick in the second round at No. 52 overall, and they're diving into that group, as well.
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They have formal meetings with Collins and Turner, who pulled out of the Senior Bowl with injuries, here this week and met with Alexander and Sanders in Mobile.
They also are holding formal meetings with some later-round options, including Oregon's Jordan Burch , who is converting from college edge rusher to defensive tackle at the NFL level, and Texas' Vernon Broughton.
STEELERS 2025 NFL DRAFT COMBINE FORMAL INTERVIEW TRACKER
Oregon DL Jordan Burch
Oregon DL Jamaree Caldwell
Texas DL Vernon Broughton
Texas DL Alfred Collins
Michigan DL Kenneth Grant
Oregon DL Derrick Harmon
Texas A&M DL Shemar Turner
Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon II
Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty
Oklahoma LB Danny Stutsman
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