Ever since the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted DL DeMarvin Leal in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft, there have been questions about his ideal position fit. He was a little too lean to be the ideal size for a defensive end and a little too big to reasonably be an outside linebacker. They ran into this issue early on in his rookie season when T.J. Watt went down with an injury. He played 69 total snaps at outside linebacker that season compared to his 99 snaps along the defensive line.
That further fueled the confusion on what exactly the plan was for him in the long run.