I can confidently say it — the Steelers got their AB-lite in Diontae Johnson. WR was one of the needs this team had, even with the addition of Donte Moncrief and the increased expectations of James Washington. Antonio Brown’s loss was never going to be replaced by just one player, that was never, ever going to happen since Brown is so elite, but Johnson shores up the issues that they did not have after signing Moncrief.
In year one, Johnson will have a few key roles. While JuJu Smith-Schuster takes over the #1 receiver duties and Washington and Moncrief switch in and out at the Z, Johnson is the missing chess piece of it all.