Penn State tanked Drew Allar’s draft stock

COLUMBUS, OHIO - NOVEMBER 01: Quarterback Drew Allar #15 of the Penn State Nittany Lions looks on during warmups before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 01, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images) | Getty Images Drew Allar was once billed as a one of a kind quarterback prospect and the top ranked college recruit in the 2022 class. Penn State did little to develop him and surround him with sufficient talent.

Now as we sit less than two weeks out from the 2026 NFL Draft, Allar is still mostly a mystery. The physical traits are easy to fall in love with. He’s 6-5 and roughly 240 pounds.

Allar has a cannon for an arm, and while he’s not as mobile as Josh Allen (few are) he can still threaten and convert late downs with his legs. At this point there is no guarantee that Allar is drafted on Friday night, meaning he could fall into the fourth round potentially. He would be one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks to make it to Saturday in recent memory, but that’s exactly the question surrounding Allar: is there more to his game than physical tools?

It’s simply rare than we have three and a half years of college tape on a quarterback and still not know exactly who he is. Allar is great at looking like a quarterback. To date he has not played like a great quarterback.