Keeanu Benton is facing a pivotal season, heading into his third year, but his coaches still expect greatness from him. Though his lack of traditional production numbers raises some red flags, they see the tape. He isn’t a finished product at this early stage of his career, but DL coach Karl Dunbar has no concerns about what he sees out of his young nose tackle. Or about what he doesn’t see.
“He just has to work on finishing plays,” Dunbar said of Benton via the Steelers’ media department, a recurring narrative. “Sack productivity has to get up.