Defensive line is one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest needs this offseason. They released Larry Ogunjobi last week and have since signed Daniel Ekuale. The goal today is to see what the former New England Patriot could bring to the Steel City in 2025.
First, I wanted to see what opportunities look like. Here are total defensive snaps, and over-the-tackle snaps, including 2024 Steelers and NFL defensive lines, for context:
Right away, we see that Ekuale was comfortably above the mean in each. He had 723 defensive snaps, ranking 15th out of 68 qualifying DL (min.