2017-18 NFL's best offensive rookies till now

Houston Texans v Seattle Seahawks
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#2 JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers)

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JuJu Smith-Schuster(19)

Playing in a team boasting the likes of Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant, chances of anybody else receiving the ball are far and wide but former USC wide-receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has managed to do the unimaginable by becoming Rothlisberger's secondary receiver behind Brown replacing Bryant.

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JuJu was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 62nd pick in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He is the youngest player in the NFL right now at 20 years of age.

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Considering he was the 3rd receiving option at the start of the season, JuJu failed to register any yards in Steelers season opener against Cleveland. In Week 2, he managed 16 yards on 3 receptions with 1 touchdown, becoming NFL's youngest player to score a touchdown.

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JuJu's breakout game came in week 8 against the Detroit Lions where he recorded 193 yards on 7 receptions which included a 97-yard touchdown run.

As of week 12, JuJu has 568 yards with 5 touchdowns in 10 games at an average of 56.8 yards per game.

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