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Diontae Johnson Grateful Difficult College Journey Led Him To Pittsburgh

We talk plenty about the players the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted. The talent, the value, the impact they’ll have. We don’t often discuss the person selected, though our Daniel Valente did a terrific job breaking down that aspect of things throughout draft weekend.

Third round pick Diontae Johnson explained his story in detail during a recent interview with Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews. While most fans know him as one of the MAC’s biggest playmakers, he highlighted a much darker time early in his Toledo career.

“My sophomore year was my roughest point of my college career,” Johnson said.