Steelers DE Derrick Harmon Carted Off With Foot Injury on Thursday Night
The rookie exited questionable to return and finished with no stats, sitting at 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks on the year.
Foot cart-off is a red flag; wait for Friday's imaging before any IDP move.
- Carted off Thursday with a foot injury
- Listed questionable to return
- 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 FF this season
- No stats in Thursday's game before exit
- Browns rookie Mason Graham also exited (knee)
Steelers defensive end Derrick Harmon left Thursday night's game on a cart with a foot injury and was ruled questionable to return. He recorded no stats before exiting, leaving his season line at 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
A cart-off is rarely good news for a foot problem, and for IDP managers who grabbed Harmon as a developing young lineman, this is the kind of exit you watch closely. The lack of an immediate return — and the ride off the field rather than a walk to the tunnel — points to something more than a quick tweak.
What It Means for the Line
Harmon hadn't been a weekly must-start in deeper IDP leagues anyway, but 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble through this stretch flashed the upside that made him a speculative hold. If the foot keeps him sidelined, Pittsburgh's defensive end snaps get redistributed, which matters for anyone streaming the Steelers' pass rush.
Harmon wasn't the only notable casualty. Cleveland's 2025 first-round pick Mason Graham went down with a knee injury in the first quarter and was also listed as questionable to return, so Thursday night took a bite out of two young defensive linemen at once.
The Fantasy Fallout
For now, this is a WATCH situation. Don't drop Harmon off a questionable tag alone, but don't bank on him next week either. Keep your IDP bench spot flexible and check the Friday injury update and any imaging news before you lock in a lineup — a multi-week foot absence changes the math fast.
