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Watch: Steelers Rookie Troy Fautanu Is ‘WR 1’

Who needs Brandon Aiyuk when you have Troy Fautanu? Forget about Roman Wilson or any of the Pittsburgh Steelers veteran wide outs. Go let Fautanu make some plays in space.

While Fautanu will spend his rookie year protecting his quarterbacks instead of catching passes from them, he showed off his receiver-like hands during a recent offseason workout. As posted by performance trainer Deon Hodges, Fautanu “ran” a route and finished with a nice, over-the-shoulder catch. Take a look.

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The “double” move needs some work (check the comments of NFL lineman Tyrell Crosby calling it a “fat and go”) but the hands are impressive for a big guy like Fautanu.