After drafting Georgia wide receiver George Pickens in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, few expected the Pittsburgh Steelers to take another wide receiver in the remaining rounds. The Steelers, however, did just that by selecting a speedy wide receiver out of Memphis two picks later in Calvin Austin III. The two rookies enter a competitive Steelers’ receiving core, where they’ll have to battle for snaps with Chase Claypool, Cody White, Anthony Miller, Steven Sims, Miles Boykin, among others.
“To see us both contribute, it is a good thing,” Austin III said in an interview with Mike Prisuta on Steelers Live regarding his and fellow rookie Pickens performance in the two-minute drill in training camp.