JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee) DNP for Steelers to start week
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was listed as DNP with a knee injury on Wednesday's injury report for Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
What It Means:
Smith-Schuster has consistently sat out Wednesday sessions but still played in every game. He set season-highs across the board with 9 receptions on 13 targets for 85 yards in the Steelers' Week 7 win over the Tennessee Titans. It was Smith-Schuster's first time topping 50 yards since the opener and he played over 80.0 percent of the offensive snaps for the first time since Week 2. He's averaging career-lows in yards per catch (8.7) and per target (6.6).
JuJu is the WR35 in numberFire's Week 8 fantasy rankings. Our models project him to score 9.2 FanDuel points versus the Ravens and he has a salary of $6,500 on the main slate. The Ravens have the No. 4 pass defense in numberFire's advanced team rankings.
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