The Pittsburgh Steelers made one final cease on their Professional Day path. Whereas it wasn’t an official Professional Day held by a college, Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison held a non-public exercise for NFL groups at Brophy School Preparatory in Phoenix to indicate off his restoration from a labrum tear suffered final October. Twenty NFL groups have been in attendance for his exercise, and the Steelers despatched a number of representatives, together with defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, BLESTO scout Matt McCreight, and senior scouting assistant Kelvin Fisher.
McCreight and Fisher have been noticed by way of Brophy Athletics‘ posts on social media from the occasion. We noticed Austin in AZfamily.com’s Julia Lopez on X. Austin seemed to be giving some path in one of many under clips, however I can’t verify if he was placing Morrison by way of drills or not.
In response to AZ Central, Morrison didn’t run the 40-yard sprint, however he weighed in at 191 kilos and stands six toes tall.
If not for the damage, Morrison would seemingly be one of many first corners off the board. He made a reputation for himself in his freshman season when he picked off six passes. His 2024 season was reduce quick as a result of damage, however he had 9 complete interceptions, 18 passes defensed, and one interception returned for a landing in three seasons at Notre Dame.
For those who keep in mind final 12 months’s draft cycle, CB Cooper DeJean had a non-public exercise late within the course of and ended up getting drafted within the second spherical. He went on to have a stellar rookie season for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Our scouting report on Morrison praises him for his pure athleticism, clean hips, and ball consciousness whereas knocking him for a scarcity of physicality in press-man protection and his means to shed blocks in run help. Right here is an excerpt from our conclusion on him.
“Benjamin Morrison is usually a optimistic participant on the subsequent stage as a result of his easy athleticism, robust IQ, and strong method. We are going to see early on whether or not his athleticism permits him to play how he needs to, however my guess is he must play extra bodily to be a surefire number-one cornerback.”
We gave him a first-round grade with a medical flag and in contrast him to Kyler Gordon, who simply signed a big contract extension with the Chicago Bears.
The Steelers have cashed in on proficient gamers who fell as a result of damage issues prior to now. Simply final 12 months, they managed to get first-round expertise Payton Wilson within the third spherical. The 12 months earlier than, they did the identical with TE Darnell Washington. Might the Steelers pull that off for the third 12 months in a row with Morrison within the third spherical? I wouldn’t be shocked if he goes sooner than that, however he ought to be on our radar after this exercise so late within the course of.
