Steelers' Derrick Harmon, Run Defense Ready for Rebound in 2026 Despite Lack of Draft Investment?

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't invest much in their run defense in the NFL Draft, but Christopher Carter and Alan Saunders explain why they could still rebound in 2026.

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0:00.0	The Steelers didn't use the NFL draft to address their run defense.
0:04.1	So how can they be better in 2026?
0:06.5	That's today on Locked on Steelers.
0:07.8	Let's get into it.
0:14.1	You are Locked on Steelers.
0:16.2	Your daily Pittsburgh Steelers podcast, part of the locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:28.2	Podcast, I'm your host, Chris Carter, but you your daily dose of all things on the Pittsburgh Steelers of Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
0:34.6	We got a lot to talk about in today's episode.
0:36.8	Why receivers do they make the quarterback or is it the other way around?
0:39.9	Aaron Rogers, is he running out of time with the team's patience as the weight continues to see where he arrives?
0:46.8	And our lead topic is the Steelers run defense, ready to hold firm in 2026.
0:51.9	We talk about that whether they can take a step up,
0:54.7	despite not making any big moves in the draft.
0:57.4	But it's Tuesday,
0:58.7	which means we're joined by the man himself,
1:00.3	Alan Sonders of Steelersnow.com.
1:04.5	Alan, we're going to get to some words from Patrick Graham
1:07.2	that he gave us a few weeks ago before the draft.
1:09.8	We got to talk to him,
1:10.6	New Steelers defensive coordinator.
1:12.5	But I hypothesized and I mock drafted several times for the Steelers to address,
1:19.2	especially the interior defensive line at some point in the first two days of the draft.
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