Is there anybody on the Pittsburgh Steelers who saw more growth in 2019 without starting a game than Zach Banner? Though he played fairly extensively as a tackle-eligible tight end, he has yet to play an NFL snap as a tackle since joining the Steelers two seasons ago.
Not only did he play well in his given task, he became a fan favorite, not just because of his performance—and his size—but because of his personality, which both the crowd and his teammates got the opportunity to see more of this past season, now ‘vetted’ into the locker room and its culture after remaining largely quiet as a weekly inactive in 2018.