of the past couple of weeks, and understandably so as the 22-year-old has recorded 100-yard games in back-to-back weeks. He just became the first player not named Antonio Brown to record a 1000-yard season for the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2011.
The most notable development in that span of time is the fact that the Steelers have begun using him more on the outside again as opposed to in the slot over the course of the past two games, or more accurately the past five quarters.
Said offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner of Smith-Schuster, “he has been reliable, and since he’s been here, [he’s been] durable and played the game above the neck if you will.