In an era where speed kills faster than ever before, athleticism is at the utmost premium in the NFL. At no position is it quite as necessary as defensive back, where down after down a player can be schemed onto an island against some of the fastest athletes the league has ever seen. John Elway doesn’t need to look any further than Kansas City to see how slow corners could leave the Broncos dead in the water in 2019.
This is why Trey Johnson was a savvy gamble in April. After going undrafted out of Villanova he signed as an free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, but wound up on injured reserve after hurting his shoulder in training camp.