The Pittsburgh Steelers added 649 pounds to their defensive front in the 2025 NFL Draft. Derrick Harmon is naturally talked about more as the team’s first-round pick, but fifth-round DE Yahya Black has a chance to carve out a role for himself in his rookie season.
Just one glance at his 6056, 336-pound frame, and it’s easy to assume that he will be strictly a run stuffer with limited athleticism to develop into a bigger role. But according to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko, he was moving better than expected during spring practices.
“He looked more nimble than I expected from a 6-6, 340-pound [player],” Batko said of Black via The North Shore Drive on Post-Gazette Sports’ YouTube.