{"id":621177,"date":"2026-04-21T10:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/621177\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:31:10","slug":"steelers-should-target-powerful-run-defender-on-day-2-of-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/621177\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers should target powerful run-defender on Day 2 of NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> look to reload their defensive line in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a>, one Day 2 prospect \u2014 Texas Tech defensive tackle Lee Hunter \u2014 would make an excellent addition to the roster.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at Hunter’s scouting report, containing information on his bio, strengths, concerns, stats, and highlights.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

Height: 6 feet 3 1\/2 inches<\/p>\n

40-yard dash: 5.18 seconds<\/p>\n

Projection: Second- to third-round<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/p>\n

Massive 6-foot-9 wingspan<\/p>\n

Violent hands, excellent anchor<\/p>\n

Twitchy block-shed moves excel against interior offensive linemen<\/p>\n

Concerns<\/p>\n

Overrelies on strength over technique<\/p>\n

Effort takes a dip when the play is away from his gap<\/p>\n

Pass-rush repertoire needs work<\/p>\n

Stats<\/p>\n

2022: 14 combined tackles, one sack, zero forced fumbles<\/p>\n

2023: 69 combined tackles, 3 sacks, zero forced fumbles<\/p>\n

2024: 44 combined tackles, one sack, zero forced fumbles<\/p>\n

2025: 41 combined tackles, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers NFL Draft scouting report: Lee Hunter, Texas Tech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Pittsburgh Steelers look to reload their defensive line in the 2026 NFL Draft, one Day 2…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[17076,64,63,5360,253163,593,1241,85,3375],"class_list":["post-621177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bengals","tag-lee-hunter","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-sports","tag-texas-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}