There is usually at least a punter or two drafted every year, so it’s not so out of the ordinary that Pressley Harvin III heard his name called in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft back in May, letting him know that he would be going to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It’s much more out of the ordinary for a punter who looks like he does—in multiple senses—to come into the league. His defining traits distinguish him from nearly all of his peers, and at times, it has been an obstacle, sometimes more mental than actual.
You don’t see many men who look like linebackers punting the football.