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Ben Roethlisberger not impressed with Steelers' QB draft pick Drew Allar: 'Never jumped off the page'

New York Post·Andrew Battifarano·about 1 month ago
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Cue the Shania Twain because Ben Ben Roethlisberger was not impressed much by his old team’s quarterback choice in the 2026 NFL Draft. Pittsburgh selected Drew Allar in the third round as the fourth signal caller taken in this year’s draft, and days later, Roethlisberger spoke on his “Footbahlin” podcast this week about the decision, one which he didn’t exactly give a ringing endorsement to, saying the “jury is out.” “This is one that I’m not sure yet if I love it or hate it,” Roethlisberger said. “I don’t watch a lot of Penn State games. When I did watch, he never jumped off the page to me. Is he big? Can he move? Can he throw? Yes. But there was never a time where I was like, ‘Whoa.'” Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar passes during Penn State’s upset road loss to Northwestern on Oct. 11, 2025. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con The two-time Super Bowl champion Steelers quarterback thinks someone already in the Steelers’ locker room stood out more as a college player than Allar.…

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