| No. 39 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | February 3, 2002 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) | ||||
| College | West Virginia (2020–2021) Miami (FL) (2022–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2025 | |||||
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Daryl Porter Jr. (born February 3, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and Miami Hurricanes. Porter is the son of former NFL safety Daryl Porter. [1]
Porter II attended American Heritage in Plantation, Florida and committed to play college football for West Virginia. [2]
In his first two seasons with the Mountaineers in 2020 and 2021, Porter appeared in 19 games and totaled one interception, six pass breakups, 46 tackles and one tackle for loss. [3] After the season, Porter entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [4]
Porter transferred to play for the Miami Hurricanes. He finished his collegiate career with one interception, 18 pass breakups, 108 tackles and 3 tackles for loss. [5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.58 s | 1.67 s | 2.70 s | 4.53 s | 7.15 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 12 reps | ||
| All values from Pro Day [6] [7] | ||||||||||||
On May 9, 2025, Porter signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft. [8] He was waived by the Bills on July 28. [9]
On August 5, 2025, Porter Jr. signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [10] He was waived on August 25, and re-signed to the practice squad. [11] [12] He made his NFL debut on December 21, 2025 against the Detroit Lions.
Porter's father is former Boston College and Buffalo Bills safety Daryl Porter. Additionally, Porter is a former high school classmate of current Denver Bronco Patrick Surtain II and current Los Angeles Charger Oronde Gadsden II. [13]