The Pittsburgh Steelers turned some heads this offseason when they decided not to address the CB position in the draft.
Sure they traded for CB Donte Jackson, but he feels like more of a bridge than a long-term answer.
But in ESPN's latest 2025 mock draft, Matt Miller gave Pittsburgh's CB room exactly who they need.
Steelers Select Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
Cornerback and wide receiver were equally considered here, but the former seemed like the more pressing issue. Pittsburgh has Joey Porter Jr., Donte Jackson and Cameron Sutton there, but both Jackson and Sutton are short-term solutions; the Steelers really need a long-term, high-upside running mate for Porter. Morrison has big-time talent with nine career interceptions over two seasons of starting, and his 13 pass breakups in 2023 tied for eighth in the league. - Matt Miller, ESPN
Not only is Morrison an excellent pick because of the positional need, but because of the complementary nature of his skillset when compared to Joey Porter Jr.
JPJ is going to be an elite corner thanks to his physicality. His confidence (both on the field and in the media) exudes on every snap.
He wants to get on top of WRs at the line of scrimmage, disrupt their timing and route tempo, and then plaster them with his length both off the ball and into their stem downfield.
That's why he's already been deemed a "WR #1 eraser" after not even a full season into his NFL career.
But because of that playstyle, Porter may not see a lot of targets, which means he wont have a lot of chances to create turnovers.
That's Morrison's specialty. Sure he can play man coverage and get into the opposing WRs grill, but dare throw in his vicinity and it could be going the other way.
And while JPJ oozes physical traits like length, physicality, and closing speed, he is still developing the technical aspects of his game.
Once again, that part of Morrison's game is already refined.
So you can see how the two can work off of each other. Porter Jr. plays on an island and erases highly valued targets with his length and physicality, while Morrison sticks to baiting QBs and mirroring pass catchers into their routes.
