A statistical look at who staked their claim in 2017 as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ best receiver whose name is not Antonio Brown.
When watching the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver trio of Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, there’s little doubt about which of them is the best receiver in town.
Antonio Brown led all Steelers receivers in receptions (101), targets (162), yards (1,533), and touchdowns (9) during the 2017 regular season. On top of that, Brown led the entire NFL in both receiving yards (1,533) and receiving yards per game (109.5) despite the fact that he missed the final two and a half games of the regular season.
While few would dispute Brown’s claim to the Steelers receiving corps’ throne, some early season locker room drama raised questions about who was the second-best receiver on the roster.
After a Week 7 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals, where Martavis Bryant caught a single pass for 3-yards, Bryant took to Instagram. When a commenter wrote, “JuJu’s better”, Martavis responded, “Juju is no where near better than me fool.”
So now that the 2017 season has come to an end, the question is: was Martavis right?............
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