The Kansas City Chiefs seemingly responded to Las Vegas Raiders' blockbuster acquisition of Davante Adams by signing free agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Friday.

Smith-Schuster, who spent the first five years of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, isn't a superstar like Adams, but that's fine. The Chiefs already have superstars in Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce — Kansas City didn't need to add another star pass catcher. They just needed another solid option for Patrick Mahomes.

The Chiefs' deal with Smith-Schuster is for one year at $10.75 million.

By adding Smith-Schuster, Kansas City is adding a player that is still young (he just turned 25 in November) and has a lot of upside.

Smith-Schuster has battled injuries recently, but he's one of the toughest wide receivers in the league. This past season, he underwent shoulder surgery in October for a separated shoulder. His season was deemed to be over.

Sources: #Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster had surgery last night on his injured shoulder and is out for the season. The procedure was successful. A tough loss for a Pittsburgh offense that is showing signs of hitting its stride.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 11, 2021

But the former USC wide receiver surprised everyone and returned in time for the Steelers' AFC Wild Card matchup against the Chiefs.

Smith-Schuster isn't a No 1 wide receiver, but he can be a tremendous weapon while working from the slot. He's not afraid to go over the middle and play between the numbers.

It's also fair to say that Smith-Schuster was the victim of the Steelers' poor offense over the last couple of years, too. We could see him break out in a big way (like he did in his second season in the NFL when he had 1,426 receiving yards) in Kansas City's explosive offense.

Now, earlier we mentioned the Raiders signing Adams and noted that Smith-Schuster isn't the same caliber player.

That's true.

But Smith-Schuster is young enough that he could surprise folks and get to that level (if he stays healthy).

In Smith-Schuster's first five years in the NFL, he has 323 receptions, 3,855 receiving yards, and 26 touchdowns (in 63 total games).

By comparison, Adams had 348 receptions, 4,197 yards, and 39 touchdowns in his first five seasons in the NFL.

Now, here's the kicker — Adams played in 74 games.

If you extrapolate Smith-Schuster's numbers out to 74 games, he'd have 379 receptions, 4,528 yards, and 31 touchdowns.

And let's not forget that Smith-Schuster will now be playing with possibly the best quarterback in the NFL in Mahomes.

Smith-Schuster obviously has a lot to prove — he has to show that he's fully recovered from his shoulder injury and that he can stay healthy. But at $10.75 million, this feels like a massive steal for the Chiefs.

If Smith-Schuster plays to his potential, Kansas City general manager Brett Veach is going to look brilliant for making this signing. And if JuJu doesn't play to his potential, or if he underperforms, then no harm, no foul — it was just a one-year deal anyway.

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