If there was one move that general manager Omar Khan made this offseason that raised some eyebrows, it was the decision to ship WR Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for CB Donte Jackson and some late-round pick swaps. It immediately created a big hole on the roster at wide receiver that is still being figured out to this day. But had they not made the trade, they would have been in the same situation at cornerback opposite Joey Porter Jr.
To make that trade worth it, Jackson needs to be an upgrade over what the Steelers had opposite Porter last season.