It’s currently only time for football in shorts, but two Steelers in particular have raised eyebrows at OTAs, according to Cameron Heyward.
During May and June, it’s hard to get a clear picture of which players have potential to stand out in the regular season for the Steelers, but that didn’t stop Cameron Heyward from pointing out two players that have ‘raised eyebrows’ so far at OTAs.
According to a tweet from NFL Network beat reporter, Aditi Kinkhabwala, rookie linebacker Devin Bush and second year wide receiver, James Washington are two players that have stood out the most so far to Heyward:
Acknowledging this is football in shorts and no one can tell much of anything, I asked #Steelers DE Cam Heyward who has raised his eyebrows so far. Said rookie LB Devin Bush (“his athleticism”) and second-year WR James Washington (“he’s more complete”).
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) May 30, 2019
Heyward could have chose anyone of the players currently participating in team activities, but it is interesting to note the pair of young blood he chose to single out.
The former All-Pro defensive lineman made mention of Devin Bush’s athleticism and how it stands out during drills. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to use as Bush boasted a 142.9 pSPARQ score, according to Three Sigma Athlete – higher than nearly 97 percent of NFL linebackers.
As the 10th overall pick in the daft, Devin Bush is a name that we would have guessed would have raised eyebrows, but what about James Washington?
Washington had a rough rookie season for the Steelers, to say the least, and did not fare well with Pro Football Focus a season ago (just a 49.4 grade). However, we saw the Oklahoma State product have some great flashes last preseason, and fans were hopeful those weren’t just a fluke.
We won’t quite know the impact these young players will have on the Steelers until the 2019 season rolls around, but Heyward is out there playing with these guys every day. His word is better than ours at this point.