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Derrick Harmon

IDL·Pittsburgh Steelers·310 lb
Tier 8Round 1, pick 21 in 2025
Updated November 10, 2026
71.7
Model Score
Up from 70.7 last year
Trade value ·a 3rd

Recruited

Class of 2021 · Defensive lineman · High school: Detroit Loyola, Detroit, MI

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 969 in the nation. Composite 0.8578, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2021 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 43 of 3,366 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

College: Michigan State 2021-23, Oregon 2024

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Our College Grade

93.0 MODEL
2022
73.9
2023
71.7
2024
96.0
Ranked #19 among IDLBroke out at 19.0

How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.

College Production

Michigan State · Big Ten

SeasonTklTFLSacksHurPDPos Rk
20222832.031101
20234041.52183
202443105.01023

The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.

Scouting Report

Oregon · 2025 draft class

Harmon is a massive interior defensive lineman with surprising quickness and disruptive ability. He possesses exceptional size and power, effectively anchoring against double teams and controlling gaps in the run game. Harmon shows good first-step quickness for his size, with the ability to shoot gaps and penetrate into the backfield. His hand usage is developing, showing improved technique to shed blocks and affect the passer. Harmon's motor runs consistently, pursuing plays with effort and finishing tackles with authority.

Strengths

  • Exceptional size and power
  • run-stuffing ability
  • surprising quickness
  • block shedding
  • gap control
  • developing pass rush
  • disruptive potential
  • motor

Concerns

  • Limited range outside the tackle box
  • still developing pass rush moves beyond bull rush
  • inconsistent pad level affects leverage
  • needs improved stamina for three-down impact

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