The NFL Combine is never about grading a player off the weigh-in and testing. Still, those who didn’t arrive at Indianapolis on the radar, but turned heads during their workout, are worth another look. Through the first two days, here are five players who fit the Pittsburgh Steelers’ profile and are worth extra investigation coming off their Combine performances.

DeMonte Capehart/DE Clemson

It can prove difficult to find a Steelers’ defensive end who checks the measurable boxes: 6-4 or taller, 300-ish pounds, with 33-plus inch arms. Capeheart goes check, check and check on those fronts. Weighing in at 6047, 313 pounds with 33 7/8-inch arms, Capeheart looks the part.

He tested like it, too. Capeheart turned in a 4.85/1.71 40-yard dash and 10-yard split, the latter the more important to truly measure get-off and explosion. That translated to a 33.5-inch vertical.

A six-year player, his career production is awfully light. Just 13.5 TFL and three sacks with 3 TFL and one sack this past season. The tape might not look as good as the testing. But Capeheart is worth a longer look to see if there’s traits to develop, even as an older prospect. He’s currently projected to be taken in the fourth-fifth round.

David Gusta/NT Kentucky

Perhaps no defensive lineman had a better workout than Gusta, a prospect who came into the Combine without much buzz but is leaving with some chatter. An interior lineman at 6023, 308 pounds, he crushed every workout: a 4.88 40 and 1.72 split, 32-inch vert, and currently sits as the Combine leader with a whopping 37 reps on the bench press.

A four-year player at Washington State who transferred to Kentucky in 2025, his numbers were modest (three TFL, one sack as a senior), but he’s helped himself out well during his time in Indy.

He came into the week as a late 7th rounder/undrafted free agent but might’ve put himself into firm Day Three status.

Jack Kelly/LB BYU

Pittsburgh could consider additional inside linebacker help, especially if Cole Holcomb departs in free agency and Malik Harrison is cut. At 240 pounds, he blazed a 4.57 40-yard dash. Those strong numbers carried over to his jumps with a 37.5-inch vert and 10’5″ broad jump. His RAS is in the elite range.

Jack Kelly is a LB prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.83 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 57 out of 3215 LB from 1987 to 2026.

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A two-year player at BYU transferring in from Weber State, Kelly served as 2025 team captain and posted 13.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. He played EDGE and off-ball in college, giving him scheme versatility for a team like the Steelers. He seems best suited to play off-ball, though. Kelly’s currently projected as a late Day Three pick.

Ephesians Prysock/CB Washington

Not just winner of the Combine’s All-Name team, Prysock is a long and lean corner at 6033, 196 pounds with long 33 1/8-inch arms. He turned in a 4.45 40 with a 39-inch vertical. Largely, he held up in drills and caught the ball well in the gauntlet, though he dropped the final pass during one rep. For being such a tall guy, he doesn’t pop up in his turn, either.

He picked off two college passes but broke up 20, including seven this past year. Prysock began his career at Arizona before transferring to Washington, a school that’s produced Kyler Gordon, Elijah Molden, Byron Murphy, and Trent McDuffie in recent years. Those who follow the Huskies credit good coaching to help elevate Prysock’s game.

Pittsburgh has gravitated towards taller corners. Assuming that remains true even under a new coaching staff, Prysock could be on the team’s radar. A fifth-round pick entering the week, it’s hard to see him last that long in the draft.

Robert Spears-Jennings/S Oklahoma

A great build with awesome testing is worth another look. He weighed in at 6017, 205 pounds and lit up Indy’s track with a 4.32 40 yard dash. He added respectable numbers in his jumps with a 35 inch vertical and 10’5″ broad.

A four-year player at Oklahoma, he forced four fumbles in 2024 and another in 2025. It’s a deep and athletic group of safeties, making Spears-Jennings stand out a little less, but his testing and production is worth deeper evaluation.