Steelers sign CB Ahmari Harvey

Harvey (5'11/185), 23, spent one season at Auburn before transferring to Georgia Tech in 2022. He totaled 26 tackles, three TFLs, one sack and seven passes defended last year. He produced 15 bench press reps at the NFL Scouting Combine and opted out of the other tests, three of which he completed at Georgia Tech’s Pro Day, though the results were underwhelming, including a 9’8 broad jump. Harvey can contribute on special teams and will likely have to in order to make an NFL roster. He dislocated his right ankle last year.

Henry last took regular season snaps as a member of the Cowboys in 2024, totaling two quarterback pressures and one sack. He joins the Steelers’ practice squad after spending last week on the Eagles’ practice squad.

Ricks has not logged a defensive snap this season. He played on 15 snaps in 2024 and 316 as a rookie in 2023. In his career, Ricks has 17 tackles and two pass breakups. The Eagles also waived OLB Antwaun Powell-Ryland and DT Jacob Sykes and signed DE K.J. Henry to the practice squad.

Cannella thrived in the UFL over the last two seasons, but didn’t produce enough in the preseason to justify a roster spot; at least to the Browns. Along with Cannella, Cleveland also waived CB Chigozie Anusiem, G Javion Cohen, T Sebastian Gutierrez, DE K.J. Henry, DT Ralph Holley, CB Christian Holmes, CB Keenan Isaac, T Jason Ivey, DE Titus Leo, LB Marvin Moody, CB Darius Rush, LB Charlie Thomas III, T Lorenzo Thompson, G Dartanyan Tinsley, TE Mitchell Van Vooren and C Bucky Williams.

Released by the Browns in late June, Okorokwo is a fine situation pass-rusher and likely will help fill the void left by Josh Sweat in Philadelphia. Okoronkwo had 7.5 sacks in two years with the Browns after a stint with the Lovie Smith Texans in 2022 got him onto the grander NFL radar. Philadelphia also added DT Jacob Sykes and waived RB Lew Nichols and DE KJ Henry to make room for Sykes and Okoronkwo.

Henry was waived at last cuts after being drafted by the old Commanders regime in 2023, then caught on with the Bengals practice squad. He’ll provide depth for the Cowboys up front with the team placing DeMarcus Lawrence on injured reserve.

The Commanders traded up to draft Henry in the fourth round in 2023, but the new coaching staff in Washington will now move on from him. The Clemson product had 19 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 10 games in 2023 and will likely be claimed by somebody on waivers.

A coach’s kid who arrived at Clemson with a five-star pedigree, Henry (6’4/251) was plugged into a part-time role for his first four seasons before finally breaking out last year. He led the Tigers with 53 pressures and 34 hurries while cutting his career missed tackle rate in half to 6.5% and earning Second-Team All-ACC accolades. While not quite a complete power/speed threat like some of the bigger edges in this class, Henry ran a 4.63s 40 (95th%) and 1.57s 10-yard split (98th%) showing the burst to threaten tackles on the loop. His revved-up motor shows up in his hustle plays in tracking down ball carriers, but he’s better off avoiding tacklers than taking them on due to lack of lower body power. His frenetic play style causes him to overrun plays, as he only got home for 3.5 sacks despite 53 pressures. Despite being an older, 24-year-old who didn’t start until his fifth season, Henry could ideally become a steady passing down contributor.

Harvey (6'0/172) was a four-star safety from the 2021 recruiting class and was the no. 14 safety of his class according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. This season, his first with Auburn, Harvey appeared on just one special teams snap according to Pro Football Focus, but should have a chance to see a more meaningful role in Georgia Tech’s secondary. Harvey wasn’t the only high-end recruit to enter the transfer portal and head to Georgia Tech. Former three-star safety Khari Gee, also of the 2021 recruiting class, committed to the Yellow Jackets earlier in the week after his lone season at Notre Dame.

Henry (6'4"/260) hasn’t quite lived up to his five-star status in totality, but is still a very solid player and seems to get better every year. He set career highs in TFLs and sacks this year, and will give the Clemson defense some much needed stability and consistency. His NFL prospects this year weren’t great, but he’ll have another year to boost them with his return.