The Steelers wrapped up their entire 2026 draft class on Friday, and the last domino to fall was the one everybody in Pittsburgh cares about most. Drew Allar, the Penn State product they took in the third round back in April, put pen to paper on his rookie deal just days before players report for training camp.
Adam Schefter broke the news that Allar's four-year rookie contract was official.
It's a standard four-year rookie deal, the kind every drafted player signs, but the timing matters. Allar was reportedly the last piece of the Steelers' draft class to get under contract, and getting it done just ahead of camp means he walks in with zero distractions and every rep available to him.
The Penn State pedigree is real. Allar started for four seasons in Happy Valley, ran a Big Ten program, and left as one of the more scrutinized quarterbacks in that program's recent history. Falling to the third round after that kind of college resume tells you the league had questions, but Pittsburgh clearly liked enough of what they saw to spend a pick on him and get him locked up fast.
None of this touches Aaron Rodgers, who is still the guy under center in Pittsburgh. This is about the room behind him. Allar now steps into a training camp battle with Will Howard and Mason Rudolph for backup reps, and every practice snap this summer is basically an audition tape.
For a Steelers fanbase that's been starving for a homegrown quarterback answer for what feels like forever, a third-round rookie getting his deal done and heading into camp with a real shot to climb the depth chart is exactly the kind of storyline worth watching once pads come on.