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The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon for a top-30 pre-draft visit on Wednesday.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon for a pre-draft visit at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday.
Harmon, 21, solidified himself as a first-round pick at the NFL Scouting Combine. The 6-foot-4 1/2, 313-pound defensive tackle ran an impressive 4.95-second 40-yard dash and 1.74-second 10-yard split.
He currently ranks as the No. 31 overall player on the NFL Mock Draft Database consensus big board.
Harmon’s 2024 campaign made a strong argument that should be the case, too. Last season, he had a career-high 45 tackles (27 solo), five sacks, two forced fumbles and two passes defensed.
Before transferring to Oregon in 2024, Harmon spent three years at Michigan State, where he recorded 69 tackles (24 solo), 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two passes defensed.
The Steelers need to address their defensive line early in the draft with Cameron Heyward turning 36 in May and the release of Larry Ogunjobi this offseason.
Harmon may not only be Heyward’s future replacement, but also Heyward 2.0. The Oregon product has already received several comparisons to Heyward throughout the pre-draft process.
In fact, Harmon himself revealed he’s watched Heyward for inspiration at the NFL level.
“Definitely Cam,” Harmon said. “The run, how he plays that run. If I want to watch some run tape, I’m turning on Cam Heyward.”
In addition to Harmon, North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton and Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II visited the South Side on Wednesday.
Louisville QB Tyler Shough (March 6)
Ole Miss DT J.J. Pegues (March 6)
West Virginia OL Wyatt Milum (March 6) (exempt)
Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson (March 14)
TCU WR/RB Savion Williams (March 14)
Iowa DT Yahya Black (March 14)
Iowa State WR Jayden Higgins (March 17)
Pitt K Ben Sauls (March 18) (exempt)
Texas WR Matthew Golden (April 3)
Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson (April 3)
Florida State CB Azareye’h Thomas (April 3)
Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew (April 3) (exempt)
Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart (April 4)
South Carolina SS Nick Emmanwori (April 4)
Oregon NT Jamaree Caldwell (April 4)
Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel (April 4)
Virginia Tech RB Bhayshul Tuten (April 7)
Florida State DT Joshua Farmer (April 7)
SMU DL Elijah Roberts (April 8)
Ole Miss CB Trey Amos (April 8)
Kansas State RB DJ Giddens (reported)
Texas RB Jaydon Blue (per player)
Texas A&M OLB Shemar Stewart (reported)
Pitt S Donovan McMillon (reported) (exempt)
Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders (reported)
Oregon DT Derrick Harmon (April 9)
UNC RB Omarion Hampton (April 9)
Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon (April 9)
Visits completed: 20/30
Visits reported: 24/30
