The Pittsburgh Steelers selected defensive tackle Keeanu Benton with their second of two second-round picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, and with mandatory minicamp now underway, defensive line coach Karl Dunbar provided some updated thoughts on the Wisconsin product, who figures to play mostly nose tackle throughout his rookie season.
“I think Benton could be a nose tackle, he could be a defensive end because he is a big six-three-and-a-half, 315-pound kid who can run,” Dunbar said of Benton on Tuesday, via video on Steelers.com. “And the maturation process is gonna take place to see if he can catch on to what we do because I think he can be physical, because you’ve seen that in college.