If Gerry Dulac’s recent reporting is to be believed, the Pittsburgh Steelers are searching for backfield speed this offseason. Najee Harris was consistent and at his best, an impressive bruiser but he lacked the juice and big-play ability top-tier running backs, even ones with size and power like him, have.
Adding my own speculation, I imagine the Steelers want to get faster to be able to better run their outside zone scheme that makes up the bedrock of Arthur Smith’s running game. A scheme the team seemed to lean on less this season than expected perhaps because of the lack of personnel to do it.