The Pittsburgh Steelers were active at the trade deadline, making two moves. After hearing that the Steelers acquired WR Mike Williams, a more surprising move to strengthen their EDGE group was trading a seventh-round pick for former Green Bay Packer Preston Smith.
Today, I wanted to look at and focus on 2024 run defense data on Smith, including league-wide and current Steelers. Included is a full rankings table by the end of the article for context. The goal is to compare how things have gone so far this season, and what Smith could provide the Black and Gold.