Gennings Dunker
Third-round pick, No. 96 overall
Guard, Iowa
6-foot-5, 319 pounds
Stats: Iowa’s rushing offense ranked second in the Big Ten in 2024 and fourth this past season. Dunker was charged with two sacks and 10 pressures in 13 games this season.
Hometown: Lena, Ill.
Tidbits: Dunker is a multi-time winner of the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale toss, an annual competition in Iowa involving throwing 50-60 pound bales over a 14-foot, 6-inch bar. … The 4.63 seconds in which Dunker ran the 20-yard shuttle at the NFL combine ranked third among the 12 offensive linemen who took part in it. … A three-year starter, Dunker this past season was part of an Iowa unit that won the Joe Moore Award for having the nation’s top offensive line. … Redshirted as a freshman in 2021 while recovering from a foot injury in high school. In 2022, played in 11 games with one start but started 37 games since. … The Steelers have drafted four players from Iowa over the past three drafts, taking defensive linemen Logan Lee (in 2024) and Yahya Black (2025) as well as running back Kaleb Johnson (2025). … There are now a team-most six Iowa alums on the Steelers roster (also: safety Sebastian Castro and receiver Brandon Smith). … In 2024, Pro Football Focus graded Dunker as the fourth-best power-conference tackle in the country.