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According to United Football League analyst Michael Del Negro, the Pittsburgh Steelers team hosted edge rusher Jah Joyner for a workout. Joyner confirmed the news, posting the report to his Instagram story on Thursday.
Joyner, 24, played in 10 games for the UFL’s Houston Gamblers this season, posting 28 total tackles, six tackles for loss, half a sack and a pass breakup. Joyner signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent last year, but was released during the preseason.
Joyner, who stands over 6-foot-4 and weighs 260 pounds, was a two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention. He spent the entirety of his collegiate career at Minnesota. As a senior in 2024, he started 12 games, piling up 32 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He also broke up seven passes and forced a pair of fumbles.
Joyner arrived with the Gophers as a consensus three-star recruit and was rated tops in Connecticut by 247Sports.
“Long-limbed edge defender with highs and lows on tape that make him a little more challenging to project,” NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote in a scouting report. “Joyner is a tight-hipped, short-stepping rusher with unimpressive speed and power. … Joyner has traits but too many mismatched pieces in his game, which makes him a developmental prospect with a low ceiling.”
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Look to Add to Already Deep Pass Rusher Room
