Steelers’ Drew Allar Already Improving in Key Area

As he begins his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers, rookie quarterback Drew Allar has already noticed some improvement in one massive area of his game.

While speaking with reporters following the opening practice of camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Allar answered that his footwork, alongside his ability to play in rhythm, have both taken massive steps forward since he was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

"I think my biggest improvement would just be footwork, but just in the sense of playing in rhythm in the offense," Allar said. "I feel like a lot of the quarterback position is playing in rhythm and on time, and I feel like at first I was kinda drinking through a firehose, so to speak. You're trying to process so much information, but then once I got halfway through OTAs and really to minicamp, it really started to slow down for me and I feel like I could focus on the nuisances of throwing and playing quarterback in that sense and I was really able to dial in on my footwork."

Allar added that Aaron Rodgers has given him some pointers on that front, which he's worked into his process and attempted to replicate.

"With Aaron, he's shown me a couple things that have helped him with how he's in his stance and just pocket movement and that sort of thing, and I've really tried to emulate that and really try to do that as much as I can just because it's worked for him, so I gotta incorporate that into my own game as well," Allar said.