Coming into this season we knew there would be questions marks on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense. In particular, who would step up from the receiver group to complement WR George Pickens.
Looking at the stats you can see there is a big discrepancy in production and targets. Through six games, Pickens leads the team in targets, receptions and yards. The rest of the wide receivers have combined for just 33 targets. That is 11 less than Pickens by himself. WRs Calvin Austin III and Van Jefferson have combined for 30 of those 33 targets.
Austin has put up solid numbers with 10 receptions for 167 yards on 17 targets.