With the 2020 NFL Draft in the books, we’re wrapping things up by offering player profiles on all the UDFAs signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The franchise’s history is strong with diamonds in the rough though in recent years. Hopefully the can find some who may have been overlooked in this year’s group.
#10 John Houston/ILB USC/6’3 220 lbs
The Good:
- Good play recognition skills
- Can sniff out play direction fairly quickly
- Uses arms to shed blocks effectively
- Very physical when engaging with blockers, will not get bullied off position
- Able to meet running backs at the perimeter
- Comfortable dropping into coverage
- Team captain
The Bad:
- Needs to do a better job processing through junk
- Sluggish movement when moving laterally
- Sometimes plays like he’s stuck in quicksand
- Tight hips leads to missed tackles
- Liable to over pursue
- Doesn’t have natural foot quickness to close quickly
Bio:
- 2019: 104 tackles, 7 tackles for a loss, 2.