The Steelers completely overhauled their secondary in 2025 — and one major sports outlet has taken notice.
Over the past five months, Pittsburgh signed six-time Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay and traded for three-time All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey to pair with underrated lockdown CB Joey Porter Jr. — acquisitions that Pro Football Focus believes were the Steelers’ best offseason decisions.
“Most of the Steelers’ defense played at a high level last season,” PFF’s Dalton Wasserman wrote. “The lone exception was a cornerback unit that ranked 30th in the NFL in PFF coverage grade. They did well to fix that, acquiring a couple of outstanding veterans. Former Eagle Darius Slay earned a 75.5 PFF coverage grade that ranked 16th in the NFL last season. Recent trade acquisition Jalen Ramsey recorded the 11th-best PFF overall grade among qualified cornerbacks in his final season in Miami. If both of these moves pan out, the Steelers could have the best defense in the NFL this season.”
Following the blockbuster Ramsey trade, one of our takeaways at Steelers Wire mirrored PFF’s high hopes for Pittsburgh’s defense — which could realistically become one of the best units in 2025.
Steelers fans will get their first glimpse at the retooled secondary when training camp action kicks off in Latrobe on July 24.
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This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers’ best offseason move analyzed by Pro Football Focus