Last season the 2017 draft class had several players take big steps forward in their second season, with T.J. Watt leading the team in sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles, JuJu Smith-Schuster leading the team in receiving, and James Conner leading the team in rushing, and all three making the Pro Bowl. This year the Steelers are looking to several of last year’s rookies, the class of 2018, to take a big step forward in their second year. So far, in this preseason, they are doing it.
Terrell Edmunds – Edmunds has played a lot of roles in this preseason, manning up on Tyreke Hill and Mike Evans on the opening plays of the first two games, playing deep safety in cover 1 and even lining up as a Will LB in certain defensive sets.