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2026 NFL Scouting Combine

Odds are against him. I think the last edge with short arms was Dwight Freeney and he was super quick with a spin move.

I don’t think James Harrison has arm measurements anywhere because he wasn’t at the combine but he seemed to have short arms.

Bain will have to be a bull rusher like Harrison because every OT will get their hands on him.

 
slashsteel said:
  • Height: 6'0 5/8" (approx. 6'1")
  • Weight: 285 lbs
  • 40-Yard Dash: 4.68 seconds
  • Bench Press (225 lbs): 35 reps
  • Vertical Jump: 32 inches
  • Broad Jump: 9' 8" (116 inches)
  • 3-Cone Drill: 7.11 seconds
  • 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.39 seconds
  • Arm Length: 32 5/8 inches
  • Hand Size: 9 7/8 inches
Aaron Donald was considered small and he looks like he even has smaller measurements.

No thank you.
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We don't need that hobbit
 
Fiji Mariner said:
And not taking swings at filling the franchise QB void for about a decade sets back a franchise about a decade.

It’s a QB driven league plan and simple.

A team can take zero shots (or very poor shots) in the name of fear/safety and be irrelevant for a long time…we’re watching it unfold in real time, very slowly.
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This is something that no one ever says...it is so true.

Post of the year candidate here.
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
Odds are against him. I think the last edge with short arms was Dwight Freeney and he was super quick with a spin move.

I don’t think James Harrison has arm measurements anywhere because he wasn’t at the combine but he seemed to have short arms.

Bain will have to be a bull rusher like Harrison because every OT will get their hands on him.

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The guy's a beast and played against top competition, hire someone to feed him if you have to, but if he falls to 21 it's a no-brainer.
 
Fiji Mariner said:
And not taking swings at filling the franchise QB void for about a decade sets back a franchise about a decade.

It’s a QB driven league plan and simple.

A team can take zero shots (or very poor shots) in the name of fear/safety and be irrelevant for a long time…we’re watching it unfold in real time, very slowly.

Eventually the Steelers have to nut up and take another swing and get over their KFP trauma.

As far as guys that could give Howard a legit run for the spot in an open competition? Nussmeier, Beck, Green, Simpson, Mendoza and maybe even an Allar. Howard is as an unknown and unproven (just like all those guys) until he isn’t.

I’d take 2 mid rounders to throw in the ring with Howard and hope 1 guy comes out more than serviceable.
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Id say a 3rd dropper. Certainly not a 1.
 
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What about the DT that knows the Haywerd kids……… from Ohio State Buckeyes.

That would be a true no-brainer if he fell to us.



Salute the nation
 
SteelerFan448 said:
Fans want to see Will Howard and McCarthy and Khan keep talking him up. They're either setting up a huge smokescreen for something or setting him up for heavy criticism when he plays like a 6th-round pick if he ever gets a chance.
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I have no idea what he is. No one does. All I know is there is no one outside Mendoza that you could put a higher draft grade on. Or if there is Id like to know who and why.
 
Drink IRON City said:
What about the DT that knows the Haywerd kids……… from Ohio State Buckeyes.

That would be a true no-brainer if he fell to us.



Salute the nation
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Kayden McDonald is really good. But at 6'2" he's a true NT, and I doubt they'd take one in first considering how little the NT plays in our system.
 
Superman said:
IMO, if any of these are at 21:

CB - Jermod McCoy ( could fall to us due to his injury that cancelled his 2025 season)
CB - Colton Hood
WR - Carnell Tate
WR - Denzel Boston
WR - Jordan Tyson

one of those will be our pick.

I'd not mind the DT from Ohio State, either.

Ideally, our first three picks would be:

1. McCoy
2. Gennings Dunker (OG, Iowa)
3. Sarratt/Cooper - WR, Indiana
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Saw Jermond McCoy is not doing drills at the combine, I still like Colton Hood but this may cause McCoy to fall
 
WindyCitySteel said:
Kayden McDonald is really good. But at 6'2" he's a true NT, and I doubt they'd take one in first considering how little the NT plays in our system.
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Not even sure what the new scheme will look like. I do know what we saw is going to look different. They can call it a 3/4 but I think when they are done modifying it won’t be the same ol same ol.
 
Caleb Banks got some attention today. Tough evaluation with very limited game action this year.

 
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