It’s safe to say many Pittsburgh Steelers fans are excited about the addition of quarterback Drew Allar. The third-round pick was one of the most talked about prospects in this year’s draft, and ended up staying in the state of Pennsylvania after Pittsburgh took him with the 76th overall pick. Just over a week after the draft, Allar has one of the league’s highest-selling jerseys among all rookies.
Per Fox Sports, Allar has the fourth-best selling jersey of all NFL rookies. trailing only Caleb Downs,
Jacob Rodriguez, and Malachi Lawrence, and he is one spot ahead of No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza. The full top 10 is as follows.
- S Caleb Downs, Dallas Cowboys
- LB Jacob Rodriguez, Miami Dolphins
- EDGE Malachi Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys
- QB Drew Allar, Pittsburgh Steelers
- QB Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas Raiders
- CB Chris Johnson, Miami Dolphins
- RB Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals
- OT Caleb Lomu, New England Patriots
- S Dillon Thieneman, Chicago Bears
- EDGE David Bailey, New York Jets
Allar and the rest of the Steelers’ rookies will take the field for the first time during rookie minicamp from May 8-10.
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