What would life be like without Antonio Brown? This was the question the Pittsburgh Steelers had to ask at the start of the 2019 season. After trading Brown away, the Steelers were hoping the rest of the roster would adjust and step up in his absence. But once Ben Roethlisberger went down with a season-ending injury in Week Two, everything changed.

It important to note, I’m only giving time to the team’s top three wide receivers because the drop off is so significant after them. The Steelers fourth-leading wide receiver in 2018 only caught eight passes.

Here’s how the top receivers did in 2019.

Diontae Johnson

The guy drafted to replace Brown sort of reminded people of him at times. Johnson led the team in receptions and receiving touchdowns and flashed some serious potential. His future looks very bright assuming Pittsburgh gets their quarterback situation sorted out.

2019 stats | 59 receptions | 680 receiving yards | 5 receiving touchdowns