I’m guessing that the Pittsburgh Steelers feel they have a few long-term starters on their roster amongst their rookie class. That doesn’t mean they have rushed to get them in the starting lineup from the first second of their journey, however.
They have no rookie starters, but they have multiple positive contributors, with second-round CB Joey Porter Jr. being chief among them. While he is only the dime defender at the moment, he is clearly earmarked for bigger things in the future. As he waits, he is taking what he can from the role given to him.
“It just really honed me in on one specific down, which is third down.