The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Joaquin Davis, the team announced on Thursday.
Davis was part of a few bigger moves the team made. They released wide receiver Brandon Johnson on Tuesday, and he was immediately scooped up by the Las Vegas Raiders the next day.
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Davis, 23, is a second-year player out of North Carolina Central. He was with the Vikings last year, but failed to make their roster. Now, after being a free agent, he re-joins former Vikings tight ends coach and passing game coordinator Brian Angelichio, who is now the offensive coordinator with the Steelers.
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It is just a one-year contract. Davis brings plenty of size to the wide receiver at 6-foot-4, 195 pounds. An undrafted free agent in the 2025 NFL Draft, Davis still had some of the better measurables in that entire class.
He ran a 4.36 40-yard dash with a 10-foot-4-inch broad jump and 42-inch vertical jump. All of those marks are fantastic, especially for someone with Davis’ size.
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However, he did not have a prolific career in college, either, posting 489 yards and 11 touchdowns in his final season of college in 2024.
Now, he will hope to turn his athletic gifts and prowess into a long-term spot with the Steelers, who could use some of his size and athleticism.
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