The Pittsburgh Steelers need a youth movement along their defensive line. They started that with the addition of a solid building block in Keeanu Benton during the 2023 NFL Draft, but they need to continue trending younger.
One player who could pique the interest of GM Omar Khan and the Steelers is UConn DE Eric Watts. He not only checks the boxes but far exceeds most of the baselines that the Steelers have drafted in the position over the years. Via Kent Lee Platte’s relative athletic score system, he ranks 9th out of 1,637 defensive ends since 1987.