According to Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer Ray Fittipaldo, the Steelers are hosting former Georgia Tech defensive lineman Keion White for a pre-draft visit. The Steelers have the No. 17 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.
White is something of a tweener prospect for the Steelers. At 6-foot-5 and 285 pounds he would need to bulk up to play a defensive end in the Steelers scheme or trim down if he wanted to switch to a stand-up edge player.
In 2022, White had 40 quarterback pressures, 29 hurries and seven sacks. White is inexperienced and very raw as a pass rusher. This alone makes him a safer choice in the second round where the Steelers currently have two picks. Depending on how the Steelers project White, he could be a rotational edge rusher with Alex Highsmith and T.J. watt or work in with Cam Heyward and DeMarvin Leal as defensive end.
Steelers top-30 visits on Thursday: OL Steve Avila of TCU, CB Darius Rush of South Carolina, DE Keion White of Ga. Tech and CB Christian Gonzalez of Oregon.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) April 6, 2023
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