The struggles — if it’s safe to even call them that — for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the run defensively in 2021 have been well documented. Without the likes of Tyson Alualu and Stephon Tuitt up front, and poor play from Joe Schobert and Devin Bush in the middle led directly to the Steelers allowing a franchise record amount of yardage on the ground last season, finishing No. 32 overall against the run.
Throughout the offseason the Steelers attempted to fix those issues, signing veteran linebacker Myles Jack, drafting defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal, and later adding veteran defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi into the fold, not to mention the return of Alualu from injury, and the second-year jumps in the system from Montravious Adams and Isaiahh Loudermilk.