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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Iowa defensive tackle Logan Lee with the No. 178 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.
The sixth-round pick registered 55 total tackles and three sacks in 2023.
Lee received an All-Big Ten honorable mention this season. He did not miss a game as a three-year starter for the Hawkeyes.
The Steelers continued to reinforce their trenches by picking Iowa defensive tackle Logan Lee with the 178th overall selection in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft Saturday afternoon.
Lee provides some athleticism and durability to the defensive interior. He did not miss a game in his three seasons as a starter at Iowa.
He would be a fit for the Steelers’ defensive end spot because of his ability to shed blocks, but he might lack some strength to move inside and provide the position flexibility the Steelers covet.
Wherever they ask me is where they see myself,” Lee said via conference call. “It’s pretty early so wherever they ask me is where I see myself. I’m not quite sure yet, I’m just looking forward to getting in the building.”
Lee was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection after posting 55 tackles (36 assists), 5.5 for loss and three sacks in 2023. He measured at 6-foot-5 and 281 pounds at the NFL Combine, where he tested as the fifth-most-athletic defensive tackle.
He ran a 5.05 40-yard dash, jumped a 31.5-inch vertical, leapt a 9-foot-6 broad jump, ran the three-cone in 7.16 seconds and the short shuttle in 4.37 seconds, and put up 25 reps on the bench press. His athleticism piqued scouts’ interests enough that he was asked to perform drills as a tight end — the position he was recruited to play out of high school — at the Iowa pro day.
Some are making a striking comparison of Lee’s Combine results to those of Steelers legend Aaron Smith.
At the 1999 Combine, Smith ran a 5.08 40, jumped a 29.5-inch vertical and a 9-foot-2 broad jump, ran the short shuttle in 4.34 seconds and put up 19 reps on the bench press.
