Scouting Report On Newly Signed ILB Steven Johnson

Like we did for Ladarius Green and Ryan Harris, we’re back dishing out some information on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ latest free agency signing, inside linebacker Steven Johnson.

Now, Johnson is a tougher evaluation and we won’t use the same mold as we did for the other two. Johnson was almost exclusively a special teamer in 2015 with Tennessee and will fill a similar role in Pittsburgh. So we’ll just talk about his role in Tennessee, Pittsburgh, point out some good/bad plays, and a general background.

So if in-depth analysis on coverage units is your thing, today’s your lucky day.

Background

Johnson committed to Kansas out of high school. He barely saw the field his first two years but earned a…