With Aaron Rodgers but to decide to extending his profession into 2026, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a transfer to bolster the quarterback place, choosing Penn State’s Drew Allar within the third spherical of the draft on Friday.
The Steelers used the 76th total choice on Allar, who’s coming off a damaged left ankle that ended his 2025 season in October.
The selection of Allar was cheered wildly on the draft web site in Pittsburgh contemplating that he performed for the Nittany Lions to the east in State School.
Rodgers, 42, began 16 of the Steelers’ 17 video games final season, with the workforce going 10-6 in these contests. He’s mulling a return for a twenty second NFL season or retirement.
Allar put up spectacular numbers for Penn State throughout his 2 1/2 years as a starter.
In 2023, he threw for two,631 yards on a 59.9% completion price with 25 landing passes and two interceptions. The next yr, he linked on 66.5% of his throws for 3,327 yards and 24 TDs with eight interceptions because the Nittany Lions reached the School Soccer Playoff semifinals.
Final season, Allar had a 64.8% completion price, 1,100 passing yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions in his abbreviated marketing campaign.
He additionally ran for 12 profession touchdowns.
The Steelers’ different choices at quarterback embrace Mason Rudolph, who has a 9-9-1 profession report as a starter, and Will Howard, a sixth-round decide final yr who did not see any motion.
–Subject Degree Media
