A strong argument can be made for any of three or four position groups to be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ target in the first round of the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. Cornerback is flying under the radar as one of those needs, but the Steelers were 25th in passing yards allowed per game in 2024. Their pass rush was effectively neutralized because the corners were unable to cover long enough to let them get home. For NFL.com’s Eric Edholm, he sees a cornerback receiving top-10 buzz falling to the Steelers at pick No. 21.
“I don’t believe Johnson is the top-10 lock some seem to think he is, with the big corner facing injury and speed questions ahead of the NFL Scouting Combine, but his skill set could bolster Pittsburgh’s secondary,” Edholm wrote.