Drew Allar had robust sophomore and junior seasons at Penn State. His senior season price him.
Allar performed in solely six video games due to a damaged ankle, and didn’t do sufficient to impress NFL scouts into transferring him up draft boards.
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Allar nonetheless ended up in a good spot. He went to the Pittsburgh Steelers with the twelfth choose of the third spherical, 76th total. Allar is from Ohio and grew up as a fan of the Cleveland Browns, and now he joins the Browns’ rival. It’s a spot that would have a gap at quarterback quickly. The Steelers will most likely get Aaron Rodgers signed in some unspecified time in the future this offseason to begin in 2026, however as he enters his age-43 season, he may retire after any season.
Whether that reply is Allar stays to be seen. He wants loads of improvement to get to the purpose the place he could possibly be trusted as a starter. But the Steelers did use a helpful choose on him. The Steelers will want somebody to step in when Rodgers is completed. Pittsburgh simply drafted Will Howard within the sixth spherical final yr and have talked him up this offseason, although they’re clearly not bought there to use a choose on Allar, who’s a challenge with some constructive traits.
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Drew Allar’s ultimate season at Penn State ended with an ankle damage. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
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Allar has NFL measurement and a superb arm, and confirmed some athleticism at Penn State as nicely. The downside has been consistency and accuracy. That was a problem coming into final season and he didn’t present sufficient enchancment in these areas throughout his ultimate six video games in school.
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The excellent news as Allar heads into the NFL is he has the bodily instruments to final for some time within the league. He has loads of work to do to refine his sport, however he gained’t have the identical stress to develop rapidly that he would have had as a better choose.
Allar isn’t the primary toolsy quarterback that has been drafted, with the hope that he develops his sport to match his arm energy and measurement. He must be given a while to do this in Pittsburgh.
