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Ike Hilliard: Smith-Schuster ‘Looking Forward To Being JuJu’ Following Injury-Plagued Season

The Pittsburgh Steelers have used high draft picks on the wide receiver position once a year for the past four years, most recently with Chase Claypool in April. The first, and still the second-youngest, was JuJu Smith-Schuster, taken 62nd-overall in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Entering the final year of his rookie contract, Smith-Schuster is also coming off an incredibly disappointing season in which injuries and instability resulted in him producing just 42 receptions for 552 yards and three touchdowns. During his first two seasons, he averaged 85 receptions for 1172 yards and seven touchdowns, so it was a significant drop-off.