Roughly half of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ pre-draft visitors have been reported, and a clear trend has emerged on the team’s preference for inside linebacker prospects. Your typical NFL player at the position weighs about 240 pounds, but the Steelers’ three visitors average under 224. The common denominator is speed and dynamic athleticism.
Pittsburgh’s Kyle Louis, LSU’s Harold Perkins Jr. and Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez all fit the description.
Rodriguez is the closest thing to a classic inside linebacker build and has bulked up considerably throughout college. At 6013 and 231 pounds, he ran a 4.