Player: CB Donte Jackson
Stock Value: Purchased
Reasoning: In sending WR Diontae Johnson packing, the Steelers acquired CB Donte Jackson via trade. He figures to take over the starting spot shared by Patrick Peterson and Levi Wallace last season. Undersized but fast, at least for 2024, he is the bookend to Joey Porter Jr. on the other side.
In terms of on-field talent, most observers agree that the Carolina Panthers got the better deal. WR Diontae Johnson is one of the game’s elite route runners whose talents often went underappreciated in Pittsburgh.