Size and length. Those are the first things that stood out with rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. coming out of Penn State in the 2023 NFL Draft.
It wasn’t just an eye-test thing, either. Porter measured in at 6024, 193 pounds with 34-inch arms and an 80 7/8-inch wingspan. He fit the new-age mold at cornerback that teams search for, being big, long and physical.
So that made it all the more intriguing when the Pittsburgh Steelers snatched him up at No. 32 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft to open the second round of the draft, using the draft pick acquired from the Chicago Bears in the Chase Claypool trade to land the legacy player in Porter Jr.