Draft day trade Highsmith or Herbig?

[WindyCitySteel]

Out of 119 edge defenders in the NFL.

People who don't understand analytics are the loudest critics of it. Your point is valid.

 

[SteelerFan448]

Moving TJ around isn't some magic elixir, the offense will simply shift the guys assigned to chip him. Having to scheme up a guy with a $42M cap hit is kind of a problem.

Found his get off time numbers: 0.75 in 2023 and 0.87 in 2025.

https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/2025/12/pittsburgh-steelers-star-pass-rusher-tj-watt-misses-practice-with-new-injury.html

People who don't understand analytics are the loudest critics of it. Your point is valid.

Yeah and I'm not even trying to sell PFF as the final say in performance, just that there's a myth Herbig is a "pass rusher only" type of player.