Before Derrick Harmon in the first round in this year’s 2025 NFL Draft, the last first-round defensive lineman was Cam Heyward all the way back in 2011. There are some natural comparisons between the two because of that, and it’s amplified by the fact that Harmon told the media he models his game after Heyward.
Heyward was asked about Harmon and that comparison, and he doesn’t really see the similarity.
“I don’t think so,” Heyward said via TribLive’s Chris Adamski on X. “I think he’s got a good body, moves well, plays with his hands.