Growing up on a farm, James Washington understands what it takes to plow through a secondary, get into an open field and harvest touchdowns.
He did all that at Oklahoma State, where he formed the best and most productive deep-passing combo with Mason Rudolph.
Now he is hoping to put the hay back in the barn with the Steelers, who have a nice stall waiting for their second-round draft choice as the No. 3 receiver.
“It taught me hard work for sure,” Washington said of working on the family farm with his dad, James Sr. “Working in the hot sun, this is nothing to me.