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deals Diontae Johnson and Justin Layne can expect from the Steelers."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsSteelers Film Room2018 NFL Draft AnalysisLatest NewsLatest NewsSteelers Contracts and Salary CapProjected salary cap costs of Steelers 2019 third-round draft picksNew Artie Burns Jersey ,2commentsWe take a look at the projected four-year rookie deals Diontae Johnson and Justin Layne can expect from the Steelers.EDTShareTweetShareShareProjected salary cap costs of Steelers 2019 third-round draft picksTim Fuller-USA TODAY SportsThe Pittsburgh Steelers stayed put with their scheduled selections in the third-round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Friday, adding Toledo wide receiver Diontae Johnson and Michigan State cornerback Justin Layne on day two. And while neither player is set to receive the sort of rookie contract that Devin Bush will earn as a first-round selection in 2019, both will earn well over $1 million in their first season with the Steelers.Thanks to a sliding scale for rookie contracts agreed to under the terms of the CBA, the two players should already have a good idea of how much being drafted by the Steelers will pay them, and using figures generated by OverTheCap.com, we can now also work out how much the pair will cost Pittsburgh over the length of their rookie deals as well.Johnson is projected to earn a total of just over $3.65 million as part of a four-year deal that will include a signing bonus worth around $1.1 million, while Layne will receive a deal worth closer to $3.44 million that includes a signing bonus worth around 922,000. Like all players selected in round three of the draft or later, both will receive the league minimum as a base salary in each year of their rookie contract. With salary cap hits of just $778,355 and $725 Sean Davis Jersey ,544 respectively in 2019, neither player will consume much salary cap space this season. And when taking displacement into account, Johnson will actually only use up just over $200,000 in additional cap space this year, while layne will only use up around $150,000. The Pittsburgh Steelers are a tough team to gauge this year, but the experts at ESPN consider them to be the second-best team in the AFC North." NFL Power RankingsLatest NewsNFL Preseason Power Rankings: Steelers outside the Top 10, behind the Browns in recent rankingsNew,22commentsThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a tough team to gauge this year, but the experts at ESPN consider them to be the second-best team in the AFC North.EDTThe NFL Preseason is two weeks old Ramon Foster Jersey , and you know what that means, right? It is Power Rankings time!!This is the point in the preseason when all the major media outlets will start to produce their own set of Power Rankings, only to re-do them just before the regular season in two more weeks. But I digress...The most recent rankings weren’t just about who is considered to be the best team in the NFL at this point of the preseason, but ESPN took it a step further and gave a player/person who they feel is on the proverbial hot seat. Attached with that was an explanation as to why they were on said hot seat.So, with no further ado, here is the first edition of the ESPN Power Rankings. Be sure to check back here throughout the year to not only see ESPN’s projections, but also other major media outlets around the world wide web.ESPN 1. New England Patriots2. Kansas City Chiefs3. New Orleans Saints4. Los Angeles Rams5. Philadelphia Eagles6. Los Angeles Chargers7. Chicago Bears8. Indianapolis Colts9. Dallas Cowboys10. Cleveland Browns...11. Pittsburgh Steelers“Who’s on the hot seat: Kevin Colbert, general managerWhy his seat is warm: Colbert basically placed himself on the hot seat when he opted to go year-to-year on his contract, citing his age (62) and the need to assess his future with his family. His deal expires in May. The fact that Mike Tomlin earned a one-year extension last month while Colbert didn’t raised questions because the two usually sign in tandem, representing a lack of security for a key figure in an organization that thrives off stability. Both parties have one year to see whether the roster Colbert built will return to the playoffs after falling short last season. -- Jeremy Fowler”...Not only do I have a major issue with ESPN’s love affair with the Browns Vince Williams Jersey , but I also find it odd Fowler would consider Colbert to be on the hot seat. It isn’t as if Colbert hasn’t drafted well, but to point the finger at the General Manager for mismanagement on the field seems to be a bit on the extreme side. I figured the Steelers would fall around the Top 10 of preseason rankings, but, when looking at the list, I can see them climbing these rankings when the games start to count. The Steelers are a tough team to read in 2019, but that doesn’t meant they won’t be able to turn things around and put together performances capable of winning a Super Bowl this year.What do you think of the Steelers’ ranking? Too low? Too high? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!