Ben Roethlisberger believes Markus Wheaton could be the Pittsburgh Steelers' "breakout player of the year."

"I want that. I want him to have that pressure," Roethlisberger told SiriusXM NFL Radio, "because ... when we're in two-wide receivers he's our No. 2 and we're asking him to play outside. When we go three wide receivers, we ask him to move inside. So he's playing multiple positions.

"I think he's doing an amazing job of it. He's such a good kid, hard worker and he wants to be great wherever he plays."