Overview
- Pittsburgh used the 76th pick Sunday to select Penn State quarterback Drew Allar, who is rehabbing a broken ankle sustained in October 2025 after surgery.
- Aaron Rodgers has yet to say if he will play in 2026, leaving the Steelers’ quarterback plan unsettled.
- Head coach Mike McCarthy said the choice was about deepening and developing the quarterback room rather than reacting to Rodgers’ status.
- If Rodgers returns, reporting points to a tighter depth chart that could force a move among Mason Rudolph, Will Howard and Allar, with Howard viewed as most vulnerable.
- ESPN’s Dan Graziano wrote that Allar could plausibly be a 2027 starter, and Steelers coaches, including Tom Arth, have praised his arm talent and long-term upside.