PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Slippery Rock University senior defensive back Eddie Faulkner IV has been invited to participate in the Pittsburgh Steelers Rookie Minicamp May 9-11 as a tryout player.
 
Faulkner, who graduated from The Rock after a stellar four-year career as a safety, earned the opportunity with the Steelers from a combination of his performance on the field over the last four seasons and an impressive performance at the University of Pittsburgh's NFL pro day earlier this spring, where he put up testing numbers that rivaled some of the top defensive back performances at the NFL Combine.
 
"This is awesome for Eddie and for our program to have another guy getting a shot to experience an NFL minicamp," said SRU head coach Shawn Lutz. "Not only was Eddie an excellent player that did it all for us on the field over the last four years, he was also an Academic All-American that excelled in the classroom and represented the true meaning of a student-athlete."
 
Faulkner was a two-time All-PSAC honoree as a defensive back and also earned All-Region and All-America honors as a safety following the 2023 season. He started all 28 games over the last two years, helping The Rock to deep postseason runs with trips to the national quarterfinals in 2023 and the national semifinals in 2024.
 
Over four seasons, Faulkner appeared in 52 career games with 36 starts. He tallied 160 total tackles, 15.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, five interceptions and 17 passes defended. He also forced seven career fumbles, recovered four fumbles, blocked one kick and scored one defensive touchdown.
 
He was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America team following his junior season in 2023 and again as a senior in 2024 after graduating from SRU with a degree in sports management. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at The Rock.
 
Faulkner becomes the 10th Slippery Rock player to receive at least an invite to an NFL Rookie Minicamp since 2015 as SRU continues to stand out at the Division II level. The Rock won the 2024 Super Region One title and finished the year ranked No. 3 in the final national polls after making a six straight trip to the national playoffs. SRU's current playoff streak is the second longest active streak among all Division II teams in the country.
 
Faulkner will report to Pittsburgh May 9-11 for Rookie Minicamp.
 
 
 
 
 
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