{"id":8672,"date":"2023-04-30T02:03:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T02:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nfl-draft-2023-pittsburgh-steelers-choose-cornerback-joey-porter-jr-as-top-second-round-pick-2\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T02:03:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T02:03:14","slug":"nfl-draft-2023-pittsburgh-steelers-choose-cornerback-joey-porter-jr-as-top-second-round-pick-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nfl-draft-2023-pittsburgh-steelers-choose-cornerback-joey-porter-jr-as-top-second-round-pick-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft 2023: Pittsburgh Steelers choose cornerback Joey Porter Jr as top second-round pick"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Joey Porter Jr – pictured with his father and other family members during a Penn State game – was the 32nd overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Pittsburgh Steelers chose cornerback Joey Porter Jr as the first pick of round two of the NFL draft – 24 years after selecting his father.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Porter Jr made 114 tackles in 35 games over four seasons with Penn State.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His dad, also named Joey, was part of the Steelers side that won the Super Bowl in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

Porter’s former Penn State team-mate, quarterback Will Levis – <\/span>overlooked in the first round<\/span><\/a> – was Friday’s second pick, taken by the Tennessee Titans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Concerns over a toe injury were reportedly behind the reluctance of teams to take Levis higher up in the draft and he is expected to start as back-up to Ryan Tannehill.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Carolina Panthers, who selected quarterback Bryce Young as the overall first pick on Thursday, added further to their offense by picking wide receiver Jonathan Mingo, from Ole Miss.<\/span><\/p>\n

Levis was the only quarterback picked during the second round although the Detroit Lions did choose Tennessee product Hendon Hooker as the fifth pick in the third round.<\/span><\/p>\n

Porter ‘coming home’ to Pittsburgh<\/h3>\n

Pittsburgh, who narrowly missed out on a play-off place last season, opted to beef up their defense by signing Porter Jr, who went to both high school and college in Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2022, the 22-year-old did not allow a touchdown and conceded just one play of more than 15 yards.<\/span><\/p>\n

His father, an outside linebacker, was a four-time Pro Bowler and played for the Steelers for eight seasons before later moving to the Miami Dolphins and the Arizona Cardinals.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s not the people in the building or his dad, he’s basically coming home,” said Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Teryl Austin.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He has got a lot of really good attributes, I am really glad we were able to get him.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are looking forward to him having an opportunity to help us win games this year.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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