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Curt Popejoy

Steelers showing interest in Houston EDGE D’Anthony Jones

According to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers are one of several teams showing a strong interest in University of Houston defensive lineman D’Anthony Jones as a prospect in the 2023 NFL draft.

Jones checks in at a squatty 6-foot-2 and 283 pounds. This makes him very much a tweener in the Steelers defensive scheme. He doesn’t have the length the Steelers like in a 3-4 defensive end but is a little beefy to be a full-time outside linebacker.

But the Steelers could utilize Jones’ combination of size and quickness as a situational pass rusher on the inside and the outside. The Steelers have gone to great lengths to rebuild its defensive line but still need to find at least one quality pass-rushing outside linebacker in the draft to rotate in with T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith.

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