The Pittsburgh Steelers have a couple of young cornerbacks on their roster in Justin Layne, a 23-year-old former third-round draft pick in 2019, and James Pierre, who is actually older at 24, undrafted last year out of Florida Atlantic.
Ordinarily, we wouldn’t be talking about them much, but the reality is that at least one of them could play a big role defensively this season, with the departures of starting cornerbacks Steven Nelson, who as a cap casualty, and slot defender Mike Hilton, who left in free agency.
Layne didn’t play on defense as a rookie, but got onto the field when there were injuries last season as a dime defender, amounting to 117 snaps.