Circling back to this topic a little late but it’s hard to over praise James Washington’s performance last Thursday. The most dominant player on the Pittsburgh Steelers offense, he finished the day with five catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
Based on my research, no rookie Steeler has racked up that many receiving yards in the Kevin Colbert era. Washington is in good company, beating out Antonio Brown for the record. Brown put up 84 yards in his first ever preseason game back in 2010.
Since 2000, here are the Steelers rookie yards leaders.