The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon rather than take a chance on Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Harmon is the first defensive lineman selected by the Steelers in the first round since Cameron Heyward in 2011. It’s perhaps a fitting choice. Harmon has been compared favorably to Heyward, who is coming off a Pro Bowl season and will turn 36 next month.

The 6-foot-41⁄2, 313-pound Harmon spent one season at Oregon after transferring from Michigan State. Of all the defensive line prospects the Steelers scouted — they invited eight for predraft visits — Harmon was the highest-rated one to take an official top-30 visit.

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