A three-year starting tackle on Iowa's Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line who profiles as an NFL guard for Pittsburgh.
Gennings Dunker started 38 games across four seasons in Iowa's offensive trenches, capping his career as part of the Hawkeyes' 2025 Joe Moore Award-winning line. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, projecting him to kick inside from tackle to guard at the next level.
Path to the league
A Lena, Illinois product who attended Lena-Winslow High School, Dunker committed to Iowa and redshirted his first year on campus in 2021. He worked his way into the starting lineup at right tackle by 2023 and became a fixture on the Hawkeyes' offensive line through the 2025 season, when the Steelers selected him with the 96th overall pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Dunker started 38 games over four seasons at Iowa, including all 13 games in both 2023 and 2025. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2024 and was part of Iowa's Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line in 2025, an honor given annually to the nation's top blocking unit.
2025 season recap
Dunker started all 13 games for Iowa in his senior season and earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition as the Hawkeyes' line was honored with the Joe Moore Award. His three-year starting track record and pro-ready frame made him a third-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Gennings Dunker
- Steelers.com: Steelers select Dunker in third round
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Guard
- Group
- offense
- College
- Iowa
- Hometown
- Lena, IL, USA
- Age
- 23
- Status
- active
