Steelers Host Run-Stuffing Nose Tackle for Pre-Draft Visit
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting Oregon nose tackle Jamaree Caldwell for a top-30 pre-draft visit on Friday.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting Oregon nose tackle Jamaree Caldwell for a pre-draft visit at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Friday.
Caldwell is a run-stuffing defensive lineman that won’t cost high draft capital to land. He currently ranks as the No. 134 overall player on the NFL Mock Draft Database consensus big board.
That puts him right between the Steelers’ fourth-round pick (No. 123) and fifth-round pick (No. 156) in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Pittsburgh needs to address defensive line early in the draft with Cameron Heyward turning 36 in May and the release of Larry Ogunjobi this offseason. But the team could also choose to double dip later on and Caldwell could be right in the range it’d be looking to do just that.
In 2024, the 6-foot-2, 332-pound nose tackle had 29 tackles (16 solo), one forced fumble and three passes defensed at Oregon.
Before transferring to Oregon in 2024, Caldwell spent two years at Houston, where he had 38 tackles (28 solo) and 8.5 sacks.
Caldwell also tested well at the NFL Scouting Combine, running a 5.16-second 40-yard dash and recording a 27-inch vertical jump.
In addition to Caldwell, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart, South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori and Iowa State wide receiver Jaylin Noel all visited the South Side on Friday.
STEELERS 2025 NFL DRAFT VISITOR TRACKER
Louisville QB Tyler Shough (March 6)
Ole Miss DT J.J. Pegues (March 6)
West Virginia OL Wyatt Milum (March 6) (exempt)
Kansas State RB DJ Giddens (reported)
Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson (March 14)
TCU WR/RB Savion Williams (March 14)
Iowa DT Yahya Black (March 14)
Virginia Tech RB Bhayshul Tuten (reported)
Iowa State WR Jayden Higgins (March 17)
Pitt K Ben Sauls (March 18) (exempt)
Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon (reported)
Florida State DT Joshua Farmer (per player)
SMU DL Elijah Roberts (per player)
Texas RB Jaydon Blue (per player)
Texas WR Matthew Golden (April 3)
Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson (April 3)
Florida State CB Azareye’h Thomas (April 3)
Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew (April 3) (exempt)
Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart (April 4)
South Carolina SS Nick Emmanwori (April 4)
Oregon NT Jamaree Caldwell (April 4)
Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel (April 4)
Visits completed: 13/30
Visits reported: 19/30