Smith got rolling in Week 5 last year and never looked back, catching 79 of 98 targets for 806 yards and eight touchdowns over his final 13 games of 2024. Despite having only 78 yards in his first four games, Smith finished fourth among TEs in yards (884), targets (111) and catches (88) while tying for second at the position with eight TDs in a career season. Miami's offense was built around getting the ball out quickly with short passes, and Smith fit the scheme perfectly as an undersized (6-foot-3, 248) but quick tight end. Smith, though, was traded to the Steelers in June, reuniting him with OC Arthur Smith. Jonnu had a productive season (70 targets) with Arthur's Falcons in 2023, but it wasn't close to what he did last year in Miami. That's likely to be the case again in Pittsburgh. Expect a lot of two-TE sets with Jonnu and Pat Freiermuth splitting tight-end targets and WR DK Metcalf dominating the looks from new QB Aaron Rodgers. What's more, Arthur Smith's run-first offense (29th in pass attempts last year, fourth in rush attempts) means fewer targets to go around overall. Smith's 2024 production looks like the case of a late bloomer finding the right situation rather than a flash in the pan, but now he's in the wrong situation.
