JP #24
Steelers cornerback and son of Super Bowl XL champion Joey Porter, entering his fourth NFL season.
Joey Porter Jr. has spent his entire NFL career with the Steelers, the franchise that drafted his father in 1999. The 2025 season produced 52 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT and 14 pass breakups across 14 games. He's the long-term outside corner Pittsburgh built the defense around.
★ 2023 No. 32 overall pick
★ Son of Joey Porter Sr. (Super Bowl XL champion)
★ 14 pass breakups (2025)
★ Top 20 PFF coverage grade among CBs (2025)
Path to the league
Penn State product taken 32nd overall by Pittsburgh in 2023. Son of Joey Porter Sr., a four-time Pro Bowl linebacker and Super Bowl XL champion.
2025 season
Played 14 of 17 regular-season games. 14 pass breakups ranked top 15 league-wide. PFF coverage grade of 74.1 ranked 20th among 114 qualified corners. The Steelers went 10-7 and lost the Wild Card to Baltimore.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Joey Porter Jr.
- Steelers: Joey Porter Jr. bio
- PFF: Joey Porter Jr. stats
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
14 games played52
TOT
35
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
FF
0
FR
▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | steelers | 14 | 52 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | steelers | 16 | 70 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | steelers | 17 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Player Profile
24
Jersey
6' 2"
Height
193 lbs
Weight
4 seasons
Experience
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Penn State
- Hometown
- Bakersfield, CA, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
