The cornerback room entered training camp as one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most compelling storylines, with intrigue at both the top and bottom of the depth chart. Veterans Jalen Ramsey and Darius Slay reshaped the starting lineup, while the arrival of Brandin Echols—and the already deep group behind him—set the stage for a fierce battle over the top backup role and the few remaining roster spots.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko thinks Echols has already all but locked up the top backup job.
“He is sticky in coverage,” Batko said via Post-Gazette Sports’ The North Shore Drive podcast.