I have several defensive players to add to the growing list of draft prospects the Steelers have met with at the Combine. All of these players are on the defensive side of the ball. You can definitely get a pretty easy idea of what the team is interested in (not that it was a mystery) based on the number of candidates they’re focusing on from certain groups.

Of course, a lot of these interviews are just due diligence, but they do appear to be focusing heavily on defensive backs. I’m not going to comment too much on each player, or offer game footage in this post just due to the number of prospects. In the near future we’ll take a more in depth look at some of them.

Aside from the ones I’ve already posted in previous articles,  the team has met with Baylor Safety Ahmad Dixon. Dixon met with Tomlin at the Senior Bowl, and he met with scouts at the combine. Missouri CB E.J. Gaines had an informal meeting with the team in Indianapolis.

At least 3 other safeties are scheduled to meet with the team.  Calvin Pryor, who reportedly already met with the team, is scheduled to meet with coach Tomlin Monday night according to Scout.com writer Jim Wexell. Alabama FS Ha-Ha Clinton Dix is scheduled to meet with team personnel, and USC SS Dion Bailey is slated to meet with the team tonight.

According to Wexell, Notre Dame DE Stephon Tuitt interviewed with Steelers GM Kevin Colbert, as well as Head Coach Mike Tomlin. Oregon State DE Scott Crichton will meet with the team tonight according to reports. Penn State NT Daquan Jones also met with Steelers Defensive Line Coach John Mitchell on Saturday night.