Texas A&M Star DeMarvin Leal Drafted No. 84 Overall by Steelers

Texas A&M star defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal has found a new home

Matt Galatzan | Apr 29, 2022

The Texas A&M defense was led first and foremost by the strength of its start-studded defensive line.

Chief amongst those stars was versatile DeMarvin Leal, who occupied a number of positions along the Aggies defense front depending on the look or the offensive personnel.

And on Friday, the Aggies star found his new NFL home, getting drafted No. 84 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the NFL Draft.

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Leal entered the draft as one of the top defensive linemen prospects on the board, but his stocked dipped over in recent months. In fact, Leal was even seen as a first-round candidate in recent NFL mock drafts.

If you ask Jimbo Fisher, that should come as no surprise, because even before he stepped foot on Texas A&M's campus, he was already recognized as the type of prospect that you can build your entire program around.

“He’s what you want to lay the foundation of your organization on,” Fisher said. “He’s one of those types of guys. Kenyon is that group. We’re blessed in that group with some really special guys.”

Leal was the second Aggie taken thus far in the draft, joining offensive lineman Kenyon Green, who was taken No. 15 overall by the Houston Texans in the first round.

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Published Apr 29, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.