The Pittsburgh Steelers selected CB Joey Porter Jr. with the first pick of the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, hoping he would follow in his father, Joey Porter Sr.’s footsteps and become another great defender for the team.
Based off his rookie season, Porter took a good step towards doing just that. Porter started in 11 of the Steelers 17 regular season games, improving as the season progressed. Towards the latter half of the season, Pittsburgh relied on him heavily, with Porter playing every defensive down for the team in seven of their final nine games.