The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has been evolving at the back end over the course of the last few years, finding more talent through whatever means that they can, whether it’s spending in free agency, taking advantage of players being cut, or even making trades that are rather out of character.
And yet the starting player in the secondary who has been with the team the longest is actually their undrafted slot defender, Mike Hilton, technically. He was originally signed to the practice squad during the 2016 season, and emerged as their primary slot defender next season, surpassing William Gay, who would eventually move to the dime.