We can’t afford to get ahead of ourselves here because of the awfully large elephant not in the room, but Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Jaylen Samuels told reporters during minicamp that he got the opportunity to run a bit with the first-team offense during select passing situations.
The fifth-round pick out of NC State became a prolific pass-catcher as an H-back in college, recording 75 receptions during his senior season. He caught 201 passes in total for 1851 yards and 19 touchdowns, almost all of that coming over his final three seasons. He actually had more receptions than rushes, though he had 28 rushing touchdowns.