April 22, 2026, 5:50 p.m. ET
There is only one extra day till the NFL Draft and issues couldn’t be extra chaotic. There are not any consensus picks after the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 1, who’re anticipated to take former Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
This signifies that groups’ draft boards will probably be altering up till the second they’re on the clock, so the prospects needs to be ready to be shocked with wherever they land. One participant specifically whose inventory is in every single place is former Penn State quarterback Drew Allar. He was as soon as projected as a lock to be a first-round choose, however now he faces some uncertainty about his positioning within the draft after a tough 2025 season.
Despite his poor play and injury-riddled yr, a number of groups have expressed some curiosity in him, with Allar having met with 5 groups through the pre-draft course of. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported lately that the Nittany Lions quarterback has had visits with the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, and Miami Dolphins.
Clearly there may be some perception within the uncooked expertise that Allar possesses, however ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. doesn’t appear to totally agree with that evaluation. He launched his ultimate NFL Draft Big Board for 2026 this week and had Allar ranked because the No. 115 prospect and the fifth-best quarterback behind Mendoza, Alabama’s Ty Simpson, Carson Beck from Miami, and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier.
Mendoza and Beck simply squared off within the nationwide championship recreation just a few months again, so there is no such thing as a disgrace in being ranked behind them. However, it could possibly be a bit regarding if that is the overall feeling about Allar all through the league contemplating Simpson’s inexperience and Nussmeier’s precipitous fall on draft boards after an equally rocky season.
There is little question that the previous five-star recruit has the perfect bodily traits of any quarterback within the class, however he simply hasn’t been constant sufficient in his manufacturing. There are clearly some groups that imagine in Allar’s potential growth, however he’ll must work tirelessly to regain the notion scouts had of him earlier than final season.
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