3 most overrated players on Denver Broncos AFC West division rivals

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Jan 16, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) warms up before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC Wild Card playoff football game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

Denver Broncos overrated rival no. 2: JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

Over the first two years of his young NFL career, JuJu Smith-Schuster appeared well on his way to becoming the new WR1 of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In his second NFL season, he caught 111 passes for over 1,400 yards and seven touchdowns.

He had multiple 97-yard plays in his first two NFL seasons, including one catch-and-run against the Denver Broncos.

Smith-Schuster has the second-most receiving yards in NFL history before the age 23, even more than the great Randy Moss back in the day.

All of that success has been met with a bit of opposition in recent years.

Smith-Schuster has been unable to average even nine yards per reception over the last two seasons and 21 games combined.

He played just five games for the Steelers last year after suffering an injury on a hit from Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, oddly enough.

Now, Smith-Schuster could be heading into the 2022 season as the presumptive WR1 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the departure of Tyreek Hill, who was traded this offseason to the Miami Dolphins.

So many NFL talking heads and pundits seem to think that the change of scenery to Kansas City is all of a sudden going to revive Smith-Schuster’s once very bright star.

That could certainly be the case.

At this point in time, however, that’s all projection and no real substance other than things Smith-Schuster proved he could do four years ago.

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