Miles Boykin is one of seven receivers to make the initial Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster. An offseason waiver claim with height/weight/speed ability similar to Chase Claypool, Boykin earned his spot primarily through special teams. After a quiet beginning to camp, Boykin came on strong and the old adage is it isn’t how you start but how you finish is what got Boykin on the 53.
Special teams is the one phase of football that’s extremely difficult to evaluate during training camp practice. Unlike offense and defense, where the Steelers can run a full-contact 11v11 session, they don’t work special teams the same way.