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Locked On Steelers – Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers Select Texas A&M Defensive Lineman DeMarvin Leal / Top Day 3 Targets

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🗓️ 30 April 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Chris Carter, NFL and NCAAF analyst, hosts the Locked on Steelers podcast. The Pittsburgh Steelers used their third round pick of the 2022 NFL Draft to select Texas A&M defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal, a quick, athletic defensive lineman who specializes as a pass rusher. But can he help the Steelers' run defense? Also, as day 3 of the NFL Draft is ready to go, the Steelers still need help at cornerback, safety, wide receiver, running back and offensive line. We go over top targets like cornerbacks Zyon McCollum, Tariq Wollen and Damarri Mathis who could be the late cornerback steals the Steelers need for their secondary. CALL INTO THE SHOW AT 412-223-6644 or if international, e-mail your audio message to LOSTEELERSTOPICBAG@GMAIL.COM Follow Chris Carter on Twitter: @CarterCritiques. Theme music is 'Soul Kick' by Ceddy P, and 'Too Easy' by Nerdboy. Both from their label Renaissance Music. Find more from their label here. This show is part of the Locked on Podcast Network. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NFLNETWORK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

With their third round pick of 84 overall, the Pittsburgh Steelers select defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal out of Texas A&M.

0:07.8

This being the third pick of the draft for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they now have their first defensive player of the draft.

0:13.7

They all addressing a good need for the Steelers on the defensive line.

0:18.5

Now, the question is, where will Leal play for the Pittsburgh Steelers?

0:22.9

At 6'4, 283 pounds, Leal is a larger-sized defensive lineman.

0:28.6

But at Texas A&M, he primarily played on the edge, especially in his last season with

0:33.2

the team.

0:34.7

And he's a guy that when you watch him on tape, he doesn't look strong at the

0:38.7

at the point of attack when it comes to the run game. But what does he do really well? He's very

0:43.5

diverse and versatile in how he moves. He's extremely quick, nimble, and has multiple pass rush

0:49.1

moves to get around offensive linemen. That's why he was lining so much on the edge. He can also

0:53.8

win on the

0:54.5

inside and pass rush in pass rush, but he still has not shown a consistent basis of being

1:00.1

able to win at the point of attack, come off the ball quickly, get his hands on defense on

1:04.4

offensive linemen and win the line of scrimmage. That's going to be the tricky part for the

1:09.4

Pittsburgh Steelers and trying to find a place for DeMarvin Leale, but they will find a place. It'll just be about where he feels the

1:16.2

most comfortable. Will he be a guy who kind of backs up the edge rusher position coming off the

1:21.2

bench behind T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith. Will he be a guy that rotates in behind Cam Hayward,

1:26.8

potentially Stefan

1:27.6

Tuitt and Tyson Olu and Montreveus Adams and those guys? All those questions still need to be

1:33.3

answered, but Steelers did need to add to their defensive line group. However, I offer you this

1:38.3

theory here on the Lockdown Steelers podcast. I'm your host Chris Carter. What if the reason

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