Not only did Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Markus Wheaton have a career-year in 2015 with his 44 catches for 749 yards and 5 touchdowns during the regular season, the former third-round draft pick also led the team in average yards per catch (17.0).
Wheaton’s 17 yard per catch average in 2015 was mostly a result of him registering 9 catches of 20 yards or more that resulted in 375 total yards, or almost exactly half of his 2015 total receiving yardage. I have compiled those 9 catches for you below and as you can see, 4 appeared to have happen on improvised plays and that’s not overly surprising when you consider the long playing history of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.