Derrick

Harmon

Long connected to the Steelers, Harmon (6’5/310) spent his first three seasons at Michigan State as a run-stopping three tech before transferring west to Oregon. He found another gear with the Ducks, earning Second-Team AP All-American accolades to go along with 55 pressures, leading all FBS interior defensive linemen. Harmon’s 17.6 percent pass rush win rate ranked third nationally, while his 9.1 PRP charted second overall. He’s also a credible run defender, having recorded 25 stops and an 80th percentile run defense grade, though his 26.7 percent missed tackle rate needs drastic improvement. He ran a blazing 4.95 40-yard dash (88th percentile) and is blessed with 34 3/8th-inch arms. Harmond opted to not perform any other Combine tests. A one-man pressure machine, he uses an arm-over technique to devastating effect which makes him difficult to square up for opposing linemen. Harmon is a first-rate disruptor who can have a long career if he can refine his tackling success rate.

Dulac added that defensive tackle prospects Mason Graham, Walter Nolen, Derrick Harmon and Kenneth Grant sit atop the Steelers’ draft board. Pittsburgh has reportedly offered Aaron Rodgers a one-year deal and are “willing to wait” for his decision, at least for now. Dulac notes that the Steelers “are still spooked by the whole Kenny Pickett evaluation,” adding that “they took the best quarterback in a very average draft class, and I don’t think they want to make that mistake again.” Per Dulac, both Dart and Sanders will be “in the conversation” for the Steelers, if their preferred defensive linemen prospects are gone, but the pecking order is believed to be “defensive line, running back, wide receiver and quarterback, and you throw a cornerback in there somewhere.” Dulac firmly believes that the Steelers are “all in” on trading up for a “marquee” quarterback prospect in 2026, if nothing pans out this year.