Steelers' Joey Porter Jr calls himself best cornerback in NFL after rookie season

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Before he heads into his second season in the NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. made a bold statement at OTAs. 

The Athletic’s Mark Kaboly asked Porter who the best cornerback in the league was, and his answer showed how confident he is in his own abilities. 

"Me, for sure," Porter said last week. 

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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter, Jr., #24, covers a receiver during the Pittsburgh Steelers versus Baltimore Ravens NFL game at M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 6, 2024 in Baltimore. (Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The 23-year-old, who was drafted in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh, did have a good rookie campaign. 

Porter made 11 starts out of the 17 games he played for the Steelers, totaling 10 passes defended and one interception with 43 combined tackles. He finished fifth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting for his efforts on a tough Steelers' defense that played a major role in them earning a playoff spot last season. 

Looking further into his stats, when Porter was targeted last season, quarterbacks only found their receivers catching the ball 30 times on 63 targets (47.6%). Porter was also credited with allowing just one touchdown last season by Pro Football Reference as well. 

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While Porter showed exactly why he was a first round pick out of Penn State, there are likely other cornerbacks in the NFL who would say they are the ones looking down on the rest.

Porter himself made sure to mention the likes of Sauce Gardner, the New York Jets