Steelers pick Drew Allar, Cardinals pick Beck
- The Pittsburgh Steelers used the No. 76 pick on Penn State quarterback Drew Allar, and the Arizona Cardinals took Miami quarterback Carson Beck at No. 65 on Friday night. - Allar went 11 picks after Beck at the top of Round 3, giving Pittsburgh a developmental passer behind Aaron Rodgers and Arizona another option amid uncertainty around Kyler Murray. - Both teams spent Day 2 capital on quarterback despite unsettled depth charts and short-term questions around their starters. (nfl.com)
The Steelers drafted Penn State quarterback Drew Allar at No. 76, and the Cardinals took Miami quarterback Carson Beck at No. 65 in the third round Friday night. (nfl.com 1) (nfl.com 2) Arizona made Beck the earlier pick, using the first selection of Round 3 on the former Georgia starter after trade calls came in for No. 65. General manager Monti Ossenfort said the Cardinals had met Beck at the scouting combine and brought him in for a pre-draft visit. (espn.com) (azcardinals.com) Pittsburgh waited 11 more picks, then took Allar in its home draft with a local roar from the crowd. The Steelers' draft tracker lists him at 6-foot-5 and 228 pounds after a Penn State career that kept him in-state. (steelers.com) (espn.com) The Steelers' quarterback move lands in a room led by Aaron Rodgers, who signed a one-year contract with Pittsburgh in June 2025. NFL Network reported the deal at $13.65 million with $10 million guaranteed. (steelers.com) (nfl.com) Arizona's pick comes with less clarity at the top of the depth chart. The Cardinals shut down Kyler Murray for the 2025 season in December, and coach Jonathan Gannon declined then to say whether Murray would be the team's quarterback in 2026. (azcardinals.com) (espn.com) NFL.com said Beck was the third quarterback selected in the 2026 draft and the first taken after the Rams chose Alabama's Ty Simpson in Round 1. That made Arizona's decision a direct bet on a premium position before Day 2 moved on. (nfl.com) ESPN described Allar as a Pennsylvania story for a Steelers team still adding to its quarterback room, while Beck's arrival "clouded" Arizona's situation further. Neither team used a late flier; both spent top-76 picks. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) Now both rookies head to camps where the first question is not whether they will start in Week 1, but how fast they can force a reshuffle behind the starter. Friday's draft board made sure that question belongs to Pittsburgh and Arizona all summer. (steelers.com) (azcardinals.com)
