Comment on How Important Is Derrick Harmon To Steelers’ Run Defense? by Jeremy

D-line tiers Tier 1 - Cam and Harmon Tier 2 - Benton Tier 3 - Black, Ekuale, Loudermilk Tier 4 - Otomewo Tier 5 - Everyone else Harmon is crucially important, but it has as much to do with the rest of the team as it does him. Only Harmon and Cam are complete on the d-line, imo. I can count on both of them to do their jobs in most situations. Benton is a penetrator and gets caught making him out of position or easy to move. Black is promising and learning but when the o-line gets under him he can be moved. The team lost some depth early on in Ekuale and Loudermilk, so the rest of the group is basically at a replacement level (could be on 53, could as easily be on the practice squad).