Ja\u2019Marr Chase is the gold standard of NFL wide receivers as the latest winner of the rare triple crown, leading the league in receiving yards, receptions, and touchdowns in 2024. That means he is used to getting plenty of attention from opposing defenses and should have a pretty good read on who some of the best cornerbacks are in the league. He was recently asked for his top five cornerbacks in the NFL and three Pittsburgh Steelers made the cut.<\/p>\n
He immediately named Cleveland Browns CB Denzel Ward as the top guy but proceeded to list three Steelers to round out his abbreviated list of four.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoey Porter [Jr. is] pretty smooth. He\u2019s just long,\u201d Chase said via The Sitdown w\/ Malik Wright on YouTube<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be fun going against [Jalen] Ramsey and Darius Slay. I had an opportunity to go against [Slay] this last year and [Ramsey] my rookie year. That\u2019s four. I\u2019m gonna go with four.\u201d<\/p>\n Porter and Chase have now played each other three times, but the Steelers opted to stick Cory Trice Jr. on Chase for the most recent matchup in the final week of the 2024 season. But their very first matchup in Porter\u2019s rookie season was a fantastic outing for him<\/a>. Next Gen Stats had Porter only allowing two receptions for 36 yards while shadowing Chase on 85.7 percent of his routes.<\/p>\n Joey Porter lined up against Ja’Marr Chase on 24 of 28 routes (85.7%), aligning in press coverage on 10 routes (41.7%).<\/p>\n Chase caught both of his targets with Porter as the nearest defender, with both coming in tight windows in man coverage.#PITvsCIN<\/a> | #HereWeGo<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VL7BIheibI<\/a><\/p>\n