Although he had his backers, when the Pittsburgh Steelers used the 66th-overall picks on Diontae Johnson in the 2019 NFL Draft, it wasn’t exactly met with great acclaim. A smallish wide receiver out of Toledo, not exactly a powerhouse college program or a powerhouse offense, it was just another wide receiver pick.
Even after his relatively strong rookie season, during which he caught 59 catches for 680 yards and five touchdowns, he’s not being touted by most traditional media outlets as anybody special. Certainly not on any of those under-25 teams.
This is nothing new for Johnson, who sees himself as somebody who has always gone under the radar.