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Pittsburgh Steelers preseason fantasy rookie review

By Dan Gilliam

TOLEDO, OH - OCTOBER 31: Diontae Johnson #3 of the Toledo Rockets runs the ball in the game against the Ball State Cardinals on October 31, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
TOLEDO, OH - OCTOBER 31: Diontae Johnson #3 of the Toledo Rockets runs the ball in the game against the Ball State Cardinals on October 31, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – AUGUST 17: Diontae Johnson #18 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates with Devlin Hodges #6 after a 24 yard touchdown reception ain the fourth quarter during a preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field on August 17, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – AUGUST 17: Diontae Johnson #18 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates with Devlin Hodges #6 after a 24 yard touchdown reception ain the fourth quarter during a preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field on August 17, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) /

Diontae Johnson

I love me some Diontae Johnson. I am drafting him everywhere I can in my Dynasty Leagues. He was drafted in the third round by the Steelers and some were saying he was selected to “replace” Antonio Brown.

Come on now, stop it. NO ONE is replacing AB. He does, however, come with a penchant for getting separation and running really good routes. His NFL.com combine profile describes him as having “look out!” play making potential. Through two preseason games, he has had some good moments and some rookie mistakes.

Game one he was inactive but in game two he showed some good and bad plays. It started off with a muffed punt that Johnson was able to recover on his own. Then as a receiver, he had a pretty decent day that shows promise of greater things.

On 5 targets he was able to catch 3 and had 46 yards receiving. That’s an average of 15.3 yards per catch. He was even able to beat his man deep and score a TD. It was a poorly underthrown ball but Jonson made a good adjustment to pull it down in the end zone. Get your popcorn ready because this prospect could be a star.

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