Coming into this season, wide receiver was once again a weakness for the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, there was hope that their depth at tight end would be able to supplement that issue. Through the first few games of the year, that hasn’t been the case. Pat Freiermuth and Jonnu Smith have been quality pass catchers, but they haven’t had much of an impact yet this year. However, after Week 4, analyst Gregg Rosenthal believes that Darnell Washington could be the real breakout star of that group, if used correctly.
“They’ve had the formations,” Rosenthal said recently on his NFL Daily podcast.