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Study: What The Steelers Look For In Drafting Cornerbacks

Nearing the end of our 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers “what they look for” draft thresholds. Today, we’re looking at this class of cornerbacks to see what names check every single box the Steelers have typically looked for and drafted in the Mike Tomlin era.

As we do for all these articles, here’s the list of Steelers’ corners drafted since 2007. It is, sadly, an unimpressive list. Below that will be our criteria and the prospects who fit.

2019: Justin Layne

Height: 6016
Weight: 192
Arm Length: 33
Hand Size: 9 1/4
40 Time: 4.