![]() Harmon with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025 | |
No. 99 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | August 3, 2003
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Loyola (Detroit) |
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NFL draft: | 2025: 1st round, 21st pick |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Derrick Harmon (born August 3, 2003) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and Oregon Ducks. Harmon was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Harmon was born on August 3, 2003, in Detroit, Michigan. [1] He attended Loyola High School. He was a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Michigan State Spartans over offers from schools such as Memphis Tigers, Ole Miss, and Purdue. [2]
Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Derrick Harmon Defensive lineman | Detroit, Michigan | Loyola | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 359 lb (163 kg) | N/A | |
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As a freshman at Michigan State in 2021, Harmon played in four games to preserve his redshirt. [3] In 2022 he played in 12 games making five starts, where he tallied 30 tackles with three of which were for a loss, and two sacks. [4] In 2023, Harmon posted 40 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble. [3] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [5] However, he withdrew his name a month later. [4]
On May 3, 2024, Harmon transferred to the Oregon Ducks. [6] He started all 14 games that season, and was named to the second-team All-Big Ten team by the media and received second-team Associated Press All-American honors. [7]
On January 6, 2025, Harmon declared for the 2025 NFL draft. [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | ||||||
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6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.95 s | 1.74 s | 2.89 s | ||||||
All values from NFL Combine [9] [10] |
During the 2025 NFL draft, Harmon was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round with the 21st overall pick. [11]
Harmon's mother, Tiffany Saine, suffered a stroke during his freshman year at Michigan State. She was on life support when Harmon was drafted by the Steelers, and died shortly after he came to the hospital to tell her about his selection. [12]