7 players most critical to the success of the Steelers 2020 season

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in win-now mode, more so than ever. Here we look at the players most critical to winning it all.

Diontae Johnson

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

We all saw how special Johnson was as a rookie, and by having some experience in the Steelers system, we can expect that he’ll be even better in 2020. Why is he on this list? I believe it’ll be up to Johnson (and not as much James Washington) to relieve JuJu Smith-Schuster of being double-teamed. JSS is a good receiver, but we witnessed last season that he doesn’t have that elite ability to make plays when being draped by corners. Johnson must be the type of player that commands respect from the secondary.