Arguably the most wide-open camp battle this summer is the third running back spot on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ depth chart. With Benny Snell Jr. seemingly gone, the position is wide open. Fighting to claim it are rookies Alfonzo Graham and Darius Hagans, who have each already earned a bit of buzz. There’s also Jason Huntley, who spent last year on the team’s practice squad.
But perhaps the most obvious choice is also the most forgotten. Anthony McFarland Jr. has the most experience of those competitors and RBs Coach Eddie Faulkner spoke highly of him Wednesday.
“He’s somebody that we’re really taking a look at and we already kind of know what it is that he can do,” Faulkner told reporters in audio shared by the Steelers’ PR department.