The Pittsburgh Steelers’ “core four” in the secondary of CBs Joey Porter Jr. and Donte Jackson along with FS Minkah Fitzpatrick and SS DeShon Elliott is solid. A group you can definitely win with. If this was 1981, the Steelers would be in good shape. But in 2024, it’s a passing league where five DBs on the field are more common than not and depth is routinely tested.
That’s where Pittsburgh falls short. A slot corner position still in flux and currently manned by just one player, rookie UDFA Beanie Bishop Jr. It’s asking a lot to have him be the all-situations slot cornerback.