Despite being the largest defender on the roster, Yahya Black hasn’t played nose tackle yet. That will change, says Steelers DC Teryl Austin. Speaking to reporters earlier this week, he addressed that topic when prompted. Although he spoke similarly after the draft, we haven’t seen it yet.
“Oh, absolutely”, Austin said of Black playing nose tackle in the future, via Steelers transcript. “When we get into some of our stuff, he will be able to play in there on the nose and do that stuff. That’s why I say he’s a little bit more agile than people probably give him credit for, which allows him to play out at the four and do some of that stuff in our base defense”.