The NFL Conference Championships are this weekend, but the Steelers getting a head start on the 2021 season. Time to see how Chase Claypool and Alex Highsmith stacked up against their draft class contemporaries. Just two picks to track this season since the Steelers traded their 2020 first round draft pick to acquire Minkah Fitzpatrick in 2019.
Here is the link to the midseason rookie tale of the tape if you want to compare the statistical change from the season’s midpoint.
Here is how the Steelers first two 2020 draft picks stack up statistically against their contemporaries after one regular season of play:
WIDE RECEIVER
| Name | G | Snaps | Tgts | RECs | Yds | Y/C | Y/G | Catch % | TDs |
| Chase Claypool | 16 | 692 | 109 | 62 | 873 | 14. |