Steelers take Penn State QB Drew Allar
- The Pittsburgh Steelers used the No. 76 pick in the third round Friday night to draft Penn State quarterback Drew Allar, adding a hometown prospect to a room with Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph and Will Howard. - Allar started 35 games at Penn State and left with school records including a 63.2% completion rate; Pittsburgh took him after using its second-round pick, No. 47, on Alabama receiver Germie Bernard. - The pick gives Pittsburgh a developmental quarterback behind Rodgers, whose Steelers deal was signed in June 2025, as draft analysts split on similar quarterback bets elsewhere. (nfl.com)
The Steelers used the 76th pick Friday night to draft Penn State quarterback Drew Allar in the third round. (nfl.com) Pittsburgh made the pick in its home draft after taking Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard at No. 47 in Round 2 and Arizona State tackle Max Iheanachor at No. 21 in Round 1. (steelers.com) Allar joins a quarterback room that already includes Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph and second-year quarterback Will Howard. Rodgers signed a one-year Steelers deal worth $13.6 million in June 2025. (nfl.com) (steelers.com) The Steelers' official draft profile listed Allar at 6-foot-5 and 228 pounds. The club said he appeared in 45 games at Penn State, started 35, and completed 633 passes for 7,402 yards and 61 touchdowns. (steelers.com 1) (steelers.com 2) Pittsburgh's draft tracker said Allar finished his college career with a 63.2% completion rate, a Penn State record, after opening 2025 with 1,100 passing yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions in six starts before a broken left ankle ended his season. (steelers.com) The move gives the Steelers a quarterback they do not need to rush. Rodgers is the veteran starter on a one-year deal, and Allar arrives as a local prospect with Day 2 draft capital rather than as an opening-day mandate. (nfl.com) (espn.com) Arizona made a similar Day 2 quarterback move earlier Friday, taking Miami quarterback Carson Beck with the first pick of the third round at No. 65. Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said Beck's experience and arm strength sold the team. (nfl.com) (azcardinals.com) Analysts treated the two quarterback swings differently. CBS Sports gave Pittsburgh's Round 2 Bernard pick an A+ and later assigned Arizona a D for Beck as part of a B- overall Cardinals grade. (cbssports.com 1) (cbssports.com 2) For Pittsburgh, the draft ended with a Penn State quarterback staying in Pennsylvania. The next question is how long Allar spends learning behind Rodgers before the Steelers need him. (nfl.com)
