It’s been well-documented that the Pittsburgh Steelers have had a lot of success in drafting wide receivers. Diontae Johnson is one of the latest examples but a big reason why they drafted him was because of the late Darryl Drake.
“I know for a fact Tampa Bay was going to take him with their next pick,” Drake, then the team’s WRs Coach, said at the time. He later said Bruce Arians cussed him out after the Steelers took Johnson, because Arians really wanted him.
Drake also spoke highly of Johnson after the team drafted him back in 2019.