Study: Pittsburgh’s Slot-Receiver Production Is Pitiful

If it feels like the Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t gotten much slot production from their wide receivers the last two years, you’d be right. The five primary slot wideouts in 2022 and 2023 have been Chase Claypool, Gunner Olszewski, Steven Sims, Allen Robinson II, and Calvin Austin III.

The results? They’ve been light. Really, really light. Pulling the data tells that story in clear terms. Courtesy of Pro Football Focus, here’s each team’s slot production from wide receivers (not tight ends) over the last two seasons.