JuJu Smith-Schuster(toe), James Conner (ankle) and Vance McDonald (shoulder) all missed practice on Thursday.

Beat reporter Dave Lolley tweeted, "The expectation for the Steelers remains that JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner and Vance McDonald all will be ready to go Sunday despite not practicing Wednesday or Thursday. Friday will be a telling day."

If James Conner practices on Friday, he will likely play. If he can't go, Jaylen Samuels gets a big boost in usage and becomes a must-start in most leagues.

JuJu Smith-Schuster didn't practice on Wednesday or Thursday due to a toe injury he suffered against the Bengals in Week 4, but the team believes he will be able to go on Sunday against Baltimore.

If we don't see JuJu Smith-Schuster get a limited practice in on Friday, there will be plenty of reason to worry about his status for Sunday, even if he ends up playing. Diontae Johnson and James Washington would get the biggest bumps in usage.

Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, who was spotted going into the X-Ray room last night, is going to be fine, source said.

X-Rays negative and it all came out OK, added Rapoport. Smith-Schuster left in the fourth quarter of the Sunday night game. He said he would be fine after the game but we can't always trust when players say that. Looks like he's good to go.

JuJu Smith-Schuster’s injury is to his toe, said he got rolled up on a little bit but expects to be ready to go next week.

The injury happened in the fourth quarter but indications, now at least, seem to be Smith-Schuster will be OK and will play in Week 2.

James Washington is not all that impressed with his big-play August. He's been through this before, tearing up the 2018 preseason only to disappear for parts of his rookie year.

This time around, he even looks unimpressed with himself after each leaping catch. That's because he expects it to last.

"I'm just trying to show coaches something and put it on their minds that I've gotten better," the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver said.

JuJu Smith-Schuster, Donte Moncrief

The story said Washington looks like an X factor the offense needs with his ability to make difficult catches. On deep balls, Washington is getting open consistently enough that he often has to back-track to secure throws in practices and games. It is the preseason, of course, and the story added Moncrief appears to be the other starter opposite Schuster.

In checking out Steelers' practice Friday, Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot notes WR Donte Moncrief opened as the starting wide receiver opposite Juju Smith-Schuster in 12 personnel.

Moncrief has the early edge on James Washington in the pecking order after garnering plenty of buzz during spring practices. During Saturday's practice, Kozora notes that the first team 11 personnel during warmups also featured Smith-Schuster and Moncrief with Eli Rogers in the slot. Washington is currently ahead of Moncrief by five spots in our wide receiver rankings, so this is another wide receiver battle worth monitoring.