Ravens vs. Steelers NFL Week 5: Top rookies to watch

Diontae Johnson, WR, Steelers

With the Steelers essentially benching free-agent acquisition receiver Donte Moncrief, they have gotten rookie Diontae Johnson more involved. The rookie receiver out of Toledo has taken advantage of the attention to Juju Smith-Schuster in the past two weeks. James Washington is more known as the deep threat so Johnson has gotten more opportunities underneath with Mason Rudolph throwing more short passes.

Johnson has 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns compared to the first two weeks, catching only four passes for 42 yards as a backup. Brandon Carr, Anthony Averett, and Maurice Canady will most likely be in coverage on him as they will need to limit any big plays; as Johnson had a big catch and was wide open for 43 yards on a touchdown last week.

Devin Bush, LB, Steelers

The rookie middle linebacker from Michigan is leading the Steelers in combined tackles (37) and a sack along with a pass deflection in his first four games. Devin Bush has been a tackling machine as the leader in the middle of the Steelers defense so far.

He will likely be in charge of slowing down the Raven’s top rushing attack with Mark Ingram and Gus Edwards. Along with keeping Lamar Jackson in the pocket and potentially slowing down his connection with Mark Andrews, Bush gives the Steelers a possible solution with his speed.