Why Steelers third-round pick Gennings Dunker is like no other player in the NFL Draft

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gennings Dunker turned the NFL combine into his own personal showcase with his massive tattooed shoulders, flowing red mullet and slow-motion 40-yard dash that was later set to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” on social media.The phenomenon traces back a month earlier, to an interview with NFL Network at the Senior Bowl in which Dunker described how he drinks four massive cups of coffee before every practice. With a 6-foot-5, 320-pound frame that looks like an underestimate in person, Dunker truly is larger than life. And the former Iowa offensive lineman remained humble and authentic despite his pre-draft celebrity whirlwind in the lead-up to his selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 96 in the third round of the NFL Draft.Advertisement