
Pitt’s old-school fullback with team-first value
Erik Sellers is a classic Pittsburgh fullback profile: a 6-1, 235-pound grinder who built his value on special teams and depth, not headline stats. Pitt’s roster and player pages list him as a fullback, while older team notes show he contributed in six games in the 2017 season, with work largely on special teams and one kickoff return for 8 yards. That kind of low-glamour, high-reliability role is exactly why coaches like him—physical, selfless, and willing to do the dirty work that helps an offense and special teams unit function.