With rookie defensive lineman Derrick Harmon set to miss Sunday’s pivotal Week 13 matchup with the Buffalo Bills at Acrisure Stadium, the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to need depth players to step up in his place.
Namely, fellow rookie Yahya Black needs to step up and give the Steelers a bit more.
Fortunately for the Steelers, the Iowa product is playing some of his best football of the season in recent weeks and has teammates believing in him.
That includes team captain and fellow defensive lineman Cameron Heyward.
“I think Yahya’s ready. Yahya’s getting more comfortable in his alignment, playing with better extension,” Heyward told reporters Wednesday, according to video via the team website.