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MOBILE, Ala. — The Pittsburgh Steelers are showed significant interest in a pair of down-the-board defensive line prospects during practice at the 2025 Senior Bowl on Thursday.
The defesnive line was the start of the show for the National Team, which practiced first on Thursday. Florida State’s Joshua Farmer and Toledo’s Darius Alexander were the leaders for a unit that brought a ton of energy to the final practice session of the week for that group.
Alexander had 3.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss for the Rockets this season, and showed a well-rounded game, batting down for passes and returning an interception for a touchdown in Toledo’s bowl game win over Pitt.
Against better competition at the Senior Bowl, he’s looked explosive moving forward and has been a stalwart in team run periods.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spent most of the first two days of Senior Bowl practice hawking the defensive linemen. For the third day, the Steelers swapped evaluators, bringing assistant general manager Andy Weidl in from the Shine Bowl. Weidl talked with Alexander after practice and is set to meet with him on Thursday night, according to Devin Jackson of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Steelers also were paying attention to Tennessee defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott on Thursday. Before his American Team practice session, Roderick Moore was talking with Norman-Lott and a member of the Tennessee coaching staff.
The Volunteers defensive tackle missed practice on Wednesday with an what has been reported as an ankle injur. Norman-Lott has an extensive injury history, having played just one full season in his five-year college career split between Arizona State and Tennessee.
Norman-Lott had four sacks, four tackles for loss and 18 total tackles for the Boys this season. He had 5.5 sacks and six TFLs in 10 games in 2023.
