It’s hard to take away any positives when the Steelers are in the slide they are currently in. With that, Diontae Johnson’s continued evolution is just that.
The wideout was expected to take a third-year step, as that progression became especially important after the season-ending injury to Juju Smith-Schuster. He continues his maturation process as the Steelers primary target. Ben Roethlisberger has certainly noticed Johnson’s evolution this season.
“He’s crazy talented,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday in a press conference via the team’s website. “The things he can do to get open, his quickness, his speed, his short area bursts and things like that.