Aug 21, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers defensive finish Isaiahh Loudermilk (92) seems to be on from the sidelines towards the Detroit Lions throughout the second quarter at Heinz Discipline. Necessary Credit score: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports activities
The Minnesota Vikings have now added six new defensive tackles to the 90-man roster for the reason that begin of the offseason, onboarding veteran Isaiahh Loudermilk from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday as the newest addition.
Minnesota continues to tweak the underside of its line of defense room after earlier offseason strikes modified the depth chart.
The group minimize ties with Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave in March and hasn’t been shy about welcoming newcomers.
Loudermilk Joins a Crowded DT Battle
The Loudermilk period within the Twin Cities is right here.
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive deal with Isaiahh Loudermilk seems to be on from the sideline throughout a house recreation towards the New England Patriots on Dec. 7, 2023, at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Loudermilk spent a number of seasons as a rotational defensive lineman for Pittsburgh after becoming a member of the franchise as a fifth-round draft decide from the College of Wisconsin. Necessary Credit score: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Photographs
Loudermilk to MIN
This one is official. Vikings.com’s Lindsey Younger wrote Thursday, “The Vikings are adding a veteran defensive lineman to the roster. Minnesota has signed Isaiahh Loudermilk, the team announced Thursday. Originally a fifth-round selection by Pittsburgh in the 2021 NFL Draft, Loudermilk has played 60 games (seven starts) and totaled 63 tackles, 1.0 sack and six passes defensed for the Steelers.”
“In three postseason appearances, he’s recorded six tackles. Loudermilk overlapped in Pittsburgh with Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores (2022) and Defensive Pass Game Coordinator & Defensive Backs Coach Gerald Alexander (2022-23). Loudermilk played collegiately at Wisconsin from 2016-20.”
Loudermilk was a school teammate of Indianapolis Colts operating again Jonathan Taylor at Wisconsin.
The Profession Biography
The Steelers pulled Loudermilk from Spherical 5 of the 2021 NFL Draft, two days after the Vikings picked Christian Darrisaw. He’s 6’7″ and practically 300 kilos, posting 5.08 pace earlier than turning professional 5 years in the past. Loudermilk has appeared in 60 video games via 5 seasons, beginning 7 and banking 63 tackles and a sack. He suffered a excessive ankle sprain final September — proper across the time that the identical harm beset Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy — and didn’t play the remainder of the 12 months.
SI.com‘s Christian Borman noted on Loudermilk’s manufacturing at Wisconsin: ‘During his time in Madison, Loudermilk was a solid presence along the Badgers’ line of defense and a extremely productive participant. In 40 video games with Wisconsin, he totaled 63 complete tackles, 11.5 tackles for a loss, 7.5 sacks, and 9 passes defended. Loudermilk will lean on his expertise to earn a spot on the Vikings group that desperately wants somebody to make an influence from the line of defense place.”
One of the simplest ways to consider Loudermilk is depth and insurance coverage. He isn’t a starting-caliber participant, or not less than has proven no such inclinations in Pittsburgh.
His Professional Soccer Focus scorecard:
2025 — 32.82024 — 59.32023 — 55.32022 — 42.22021 — 44.9
Particularly through run protection:
2025 — 31.02024 — 63.92023 — 58.02022 — 43.52021 — 45.2
And the go rush:
2025 — 59.12024 — 55.22023 — 47.22022 — 49.02021 — 50.0
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive finish Isaiahh Loudermilk pressures Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough throughout preseason motion on Aug. 21, 2021, at Heinz Discipline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Loudermilk entered the NFL as a rookie fifth-round draft decide that summer season and earned consideration throughout exhibition play for his dimension and flexibility alongside the line of defense. Necessary Credit score: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Photographs
He’s a much less productive model of Jonathan Bullard from Vikings’ seasons previous. SteelersDepot‘s Ross McCorkle on Loudermilk: “Loudermilk also visited the Detroit Lions earlier in the offseason but generally didn’t seem to draw much interest around the league as a free agent. With Loudermilk gone, Pat Freiermuth is the lone member of the Steelers’ 2021 draft class left on the roster.”
“With the 2022 draft class already wiped out, Kevin Colbert’s fingerprints on the roster are rapidly fading with just five of his drafted players left on the team. Loudermilk was selected by the Steelers—who traded up for him—in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of the University of Wisconsin. He stuck around for his whole rookie contract and was brought back on a one-year deal prior to the 2025 season.”
The DT Room in Late Could
Sans Allen and Hargrave, these are the Vikings’ defensive tackles nearing June:
Jalen Redmond
Caleb Banks
Domonique Orange
Levi Drake Rodriguez
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Isaiahh Loudermilk
Eric Johnson
Taki Taimani
Elijah Williams
Monkell Goodwine
Smith Vilbert
Final 12 months, coming into Week 1, Minnesota stored six DTs on the 53-man roster. If that pattern continues for Flores, Loudermilk would straddle the roster bubble in August, hoping to stave off Johnson, Taimani, and Williams for DT6.
Roster Trajectory + Upcoming FA Strikes
Due to his expertise, followers ought to tentatively count on Loudermilk to make the minimize. He could also be evenly matched towards Johnson for the ultimate DT spot, however Loudermilk has earlier ties to Flores and Alexander. In any other case, if Loudermilk is the odd man out, the follow squad seems like an affordable fallback.
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive finish Isaiahh Loudermilk participates in rookie minicamp drills on Could 14, 2021, on the UPMC Rooney Sports activities Advanced in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers chosen Loudermilk within the fifth spherical of the 2021 NFL Draft after buying and selling as much as purchase the Wisconsin defensive lineman later that offseason. Necessary Credit score: Karl Roser-USA TODAY Sports activities
On different free brokers, the Vikings may want an additional linebacker after buying and selling Jonathan Greenard in April. A.J. Epenesa, Cameron Jordan, Denico Autry, Derek Barnett, Haason Reddick, Jadeveon Clowney, Joey Bosa, Kyle Van Noy, Leonard Floyd, Marcus Davenport, and Von Miller can be found on the open market.
In principle, Minnesota may additionally add another cornerback for depth. Final 12 months’s CB3, Fabian Moreau, for instance, is unsigned via 2.5 months of free company.
Loudermilk will flip 29 in October.
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