Drew Allar
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 73.7 points in belief.
Also worth knowing:
Drew Allar
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Fourth year in the Penn State quarterback room, same address the whole way. 2024 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 217 pass yds, 20 rush yds against Nevada — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 7,402 passing yards — drafted at #76 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 103 | 159 | 64.8% | 1,100 | 6.9 | 8 | 3 | 135.7 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 262 | 394 | 66.5% | 3,327 | 8.4 | 24 | 8 | 153.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 233 | 388 | 60.1% | 2,631 | 6.8 | 25 | 2 | 137.2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 35 | 60 | 58.3% | 344 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 128.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 633 | 1,001 | 63.2% | 7,402 | 7.4 | 61 | 13 | 142.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 36 | 172 | 4.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 96 | 302 | 3.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 74 | 210 | 2.8 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 224 | 736 | 3.3 | 12 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to D.J. Uiagalelei’s 2022 season.
Matches D.J. on
Differs from D.J. on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Eli Peters’s path through Toledo.
Eli Peters
Ian Book
Matches Eli on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Shough's senior season at Texas Tech (2023).
Differs from Tyler on
Player DNA
Players who play like Drew Allar
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #55
Peaked at #55 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+220%
Up 220% from first season to most-recent.