Steven Nelson’s saga ended in Pittsburgh after Nelson was released by the Steelers on Tuesday. However, this was not the only news related to the cornerbacks and the Steelers. The Steelers have been working hard on the cornerbacks for the past few weeks on the Pro Day circuit. This continued on Tuesday when they met with the likely cornerback from the first round, Jaycee Horn of South Carolina.
“Yes, I just met with the Steelers today,” said Horn.
Horn, son of former Saints and Falcons receiver Joe Horn, has a certain harshness and a touch that the Steelers are losing in his secondary. Horn credits his family for helping him to really increase his arrogance and his shoulder weight.
“My home was competitive,” said Horn. “Be it sports, video games, anything.”
However, Horn also mentions the country where he grew up in Georgia. The Atlanta area is known for producing a lot of high quality talent. In that regard, Horn also said that iron sharpens the area’s iron mentality has also helped this area of his game to grow exponentially.
“Even in park ball, they can play really seriously,” said Horn. “The stars meant nothing in Georgia. So, wherever you go, you have people competing around your neck. “
A long, fluid cornerback who played in a South Carolina scuba divers scheme, Horn was asked about his fit in the 49ers scheme, which is a heavy Cover 3-oriented scheme that mixes single-high concepts. Since the Steelers do a lot of similar coverings, your response to getting comfortable with these schemes was welcome.
“We played a lot of men’s covers, Cover 3, single-high in South Carolina,” said Horn. “I feel comfortable working on all of these covers.”
Potentially a choice among the top 20, Horn would have to suffer a bit of a drop to reach the Steelers at 24. But meeting him shows that the Steelers are not leaving a stone unturned in the cornerback market. After Nelson’s release, expect the Steelers to face the cornerback at the start of the draft.