This story originally appeared on Steelersdepot.com

Benedict College quarterback Aeneas Dennis has received an invite to the Pittsburgh Steelers' rookie minicamp, according to an HBCU Sports Twitter account.
 
Dennis transferred from Shorter University to Benedict College for the 2023 season, guiding the Tigers to their second straight SIAC Championship and undefeated regular season. Dennis threw for 3,098 yards and 23 touchdowns, with only six interceptions. He rushed for another three scores, including a 72-yard scoring run against Albany State in the SIAC Championship game. In the NCAA playoff loss to Lenoir-Rhyne, Dennis threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns.
 
He attended the HBCU Combine and HBCU Legacy Bowl, where Steelers General Manager Omar Khan was one of the only NFL general managers to make the trip (the other was New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis. The Saints hosted the combine workout at their facility). Earlier this year, Khan explained to the NFL Network why it's important for him to show up, attributing what he learned from legendary Pittsburgh scout Bill Nunn.
 
"A lot of things that I do and how I think it's important to do things comes from (Nunn), and the things that I learned from him," Khan told the NFL Network. "I think it's so important just to support the schools and the players that are down there. It's an honor to be down there, and that's something that I foresee always being involved in."
 
Dennis attended the University of South Carolina's Pro Day that Steelers area scout Zach Crockett and vice president of player personnel Dan Rooney Jr. attended. Dennis ran a solid 4.88.40 in the 40-yard dash, and presumably looked good throwing the ball, earning the invite to the Steelers minicamp. It doesn't come with a contract, just the chance to compete for three days, and making the roster will be tough. But then-unknown Duck Hodges emerged as a tryout candidate-turned-signing in 2019, eventually becoming the Steelers' starting quarterback after Ben Roethlisberger's season-ending shoulder surgery.
 
Dennis will compete alongside undrafted free agent quarterback John Rhys Plumlee from the University of Central Florida in minicamp. So far, those are the only two eligible to attend. Pittsburgh will be holding its mini-camp May 10-12.