The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up their first stage of offseason training with rookie minicamp in the books. Omar Khan's draft picks quickly got to work, and OTAs are next on the docket. With ten draft picks added, we have a great glimpse of what the roster could look like this summer and even into the 2026 season.
And one positional group is concerningly weak.
Unfortunately, this also happens to be the most important position in the sport: quarterback. Though the Steelers added Penn State's Drew Allar in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, only one quarterback on the roster has suited up for an NFL game.
Fans are ready to turn the page on Aaron Rodgers, but we also know the QB room could be the Achilles heel for the Steelers in 2026.
Without Aaron Rodgers, the Pittsburgh Steelers' worst positional group is quarterback
This isn't me advocating for Rodgers to show up to the facility like a knight in shining armor to save the day. We saw what the 42-year-old offered last year, and I'm in the camp that believes it's time to turn the page and look toward the future of the team.
At the same time, we can't ignore the obvious if the Steelers take that route—this team has a weak quarterback group.
Without Rodgers, we're looking at a trio of Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, and Drew Allar. If we're being honest with ourselves, there might not be three worse QB rooms in the NFL. Rudolph is, at best, a respectable backup who can start in a pinch, but nobody wants to see him out there for a full season.
If the Steelers elect to move forward with their current group, the battle for the starting gig should come down to Howard versus Allar... but Allar simply isn't anywhere near ready to play yet. It's hard to know what you have in a pair of young quarterbacks if they don't see the field. That could change this year.
Even if Rodgers returns to the team by the start of OTAs or, like last year, just in time for mandatory minicamp, quarterback might still be the weakest positional group on the team when you cross-compare it to the rest of the NFL.
Signing Rodgers would mean getting rid of Rudolph or Howard by the start of the 2026 season (the Steelers aren't keeping four QBs), and this would still be a bottom-10 QB room in the league. Rodgers is entering his age-43 season, and we can't expect him to suddenly make major improvements.
Now that the Steelers have added significant depth to their offensive line and bolstered their secondary with players like Jamel Dean and third-round pick Daylen Everette, the only position where one could even make the case that it's worse than quarterback for the Steelers is the off-ball linebacker position.
But even then, that group at least has Payton Wilson to look forward to, and the team is banking on a bounce-back year from Patrick Queen.
The harsh reality is that quarterback is a remarkably weak positional group for the Pittsburgh Steelers until proven otherwise. And given the significance of the position, this isn't a good sign for their playoff hopes in 2026.
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