313 pounds of power has Gabe Nwosu’s leg heading to Steelers’ rookie minicamp

To say the Pittsburgh Steelers are thinking outside the box when it comes to the punter position would be an understatement.

According to the Senior Specialist All-Star Game X account, the Steelers have invited Penn State punter Gabe Nwosu to rookie minicamp.

Punters normally aren’t very exciting, but Nwosu breaks the mold.

The interesting thing about Nwosu is he’s built like a lineman. The man is 6-foot-6 and 313 pounds. Talk about an absolute unit.

To get an idea of just how big he is compared to other punters, most players at Nwosu’s position are in the neighborhood of 200 pounds, give or take.

Gabe Nwosu’s college stats

A former five-star recruit, Nwosu also has a rocket for a leg that will interest the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In his first year as the full-time punter, Nwosu blasted eight punts over 50 yards last season, including four over 60 yards and a long of 68 yards.

In all, Nwosu averaged 46 yards per punt in 2025 and dropped 39.5% of them inside the 20.

Before that, Nwosu was a kickoff specialist, a role he continued after becoming the full-time punter.

BNBFootball.com ranked Nwosu as its 13th-best punter in the 2026 NFL Draft.

“I’ve been working on just trying to be the ultimate (specialist), whether that be field goals, kickoffs, punts, being able to hold, whatever they need, I need to be that guy,” Nwosu said during the pre-draft process, per StateCollege.com.