Drew Allar draft profile

Allar might be a nice back up... I don't see him succeeding as a starter.

I've seen enough PSU games to know he beats up on bad teams, but rarely takes a game over and beats the really good teams...he starts hearing the foot steps when the pressure is on. He isn't very mobile either. Might be a slightly better version of Mason Rudolph.

 

Still trying to figure out where the Mason Rudolph comps are coming from. For one, Mason wasn't half the athlete Drew was coming out. For two, Mason doesn't have nearly as quick nor as compact of a release as Allar. Most of all, for three, Allar possesses something Mason never did; overall arm talent. Throwing power, arm angles or even the ability to drive throws on or off platform, Allar does have the baseline traits that seperate him from being merely a JAG to someone who is worth rolling the dice on.


That said, he needs to go to a situation where he can redshirt and most importantly, get his confidence back. Dude's confidence was shot after his injury. Thankfully, he is still very young; only 22 years of age. His combination of youth, experience, traits, tools and very high ceiling are very much worth taking a risk.


For me, it is between him and Carson Beck. Either or would be fine but I have been, since 2024, a huge fan of Drew Allar.

 

Beano Cook pointed out all fans ever do is root for laundry. He said if Pitt and Penn State's football teams changed uniforms at halftime, Pitt fans would still be rooting for those in the blue and gold in the second half.