As we’ve done in previous offseasons, we’re taking a look at those Pittsburgh Steelers under futures contracts for the 2019 offseason. We’ll focus this on the players who weren’t on the team’s practice squad last year, the mostly unknown players that fans don’t know much about.
Marcelis Branch/FS Robert Morris – 5’9/3 193
At 5’9, 193 pounds, size and by its logical extension – strength – might seem to be an issue for Branch. But it’s hard to match the work ethic and time in the weight room Branch spent in college, letting him play bigger and stronger than size suggests.