Film Room: Sutton Smith’s Pass Rush Plan

With their first selection in the 6th round of the 2019 NFL draft the Pittsburgh Steelers selected a highly productive yet undersized collegiate player in Sutton Smith (#15). At just over six feet tall, 233 pounds he doesn’t fit the size profile of the NFL edge rusher but a look at past players from the Steelers and you’ll see they are willing to take a look at players of nontraditional stature

Based on his weight there aren’t a lot of edge players in Smith’s weight range who have had a lot of success on the edge. Looking at DE’s and OLB’s at 235 pounds or less based on career sacks in Pro Football Reference you’re only going to find 11 names over the last 20 years and many of those guys…