Joey Porter Jr. holds the LCB · Starter spot in Pittsburgh Steelers’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Joey Porter Jr. played 15 games in 2025 with a 95% snap share.

Joey Porter Jr. is a left cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers selected 32nd overall in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Penn State. Over three years with Pittsburgh, he has appeared in 47 regular-season games with 41 starts, recording 164 tackles (120 solo), 31 passes defensed, and three interceptions. In 2023, he earned PFWA All-Rookie honors and the Joe Greene Great Performance Award while finishing as AP Defensive Rookie of the Year finalist. During the 2025 season, Porter Jr. started all 14 games he appeared in, tallying 52 tackles (35 solo), 14 passes defensed, and his first career sack in Week 9 against Indianapolis.

Penn State2019 – 2022

Steelers2023 — present

CollegePenn StateDraftRound 2 · No. 32 overall · 2023 · PITHometownBakersfield, CA