Reese's Senior Bowl: Steelers staff keeping a close eye on defensive line prospects

According to multiple reports, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in full attendance at this week’s Reese’s Senior Bowl practices. Head coach Mike Tomlin, General Manager Omar Khan and defensive coordinator Teryl Austin have been spotted keeping a close eye on the defensive line prospects at practice this week.

Here are the interior defensive linemen at the Senior Bowl.

American Roster

Deone Walker – Kentucky

Walter Nolen – Ole Miss

Tim Smith – Alabama

Omar Norman-Lott – Tennessee

T.J. Sanders – South Carolina

Tyrion Ingram-Dawson – Georgia

Cam’Ron Jackson – Florida

National Roster

Joshua Farmer – Florida State

Darius Alexander – Toledo

Aeneas Pebbles – Virginia Tech

Junior Tafuna – Utah

Yahya Black – Iowa

Jamaree Caldwell – Oregon

These linemen come in all shapes and sizes. Pittsburgh typically likes those guys who have more length and can line up inside or outside but at this point, they must address the lack of physicality along the defensive line with a guy who is powerful at the point of attack and play with a low center of gravity.

We like several of these guys including Norman-Lott and Caldwell stand out as value players who can fill that nose tackle role for the Steelers.