Getting production out of rookie wide receivers is not uncommon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They had Diontae Johnson lead the team in receptions and receiving touchdowns just last year. JuJu Smith-Schuster in 2017 caught 58 passes for 917 yards and seven scores. There was Martavis Bryant, Santonio Holmes, and Mike Wallace, and to a lesser extent, Emmanuel Sanders, who came in behind Wallace, Hines Ward, and Antwaan Randle El.
Now there’s Chase Claypool, the team’s highest-drafted wide receiver since Holmes, and he is showing early promise of productivity. He only has six receptions so far through three games on nine targets, but they’ve gone for 151 yards, and he has a current NFL-long 84-yard touchdown reception to his name.