Allar: 17th PSU QB

Drew Allar is set to become the 17th Penn State quarterback selected in the National Football League draft. (pennlive.com) PennLive reported Monday that 16 Penn State quarterbacks had been drafted before Allar. The 2026 National Football League draft begins April 23 in Pittsburgh. (pennlive.com) (msn.com) Allar started for Penn State in 2023 and 2024, then opened the 2025 season before a season-ending injury in an October 11 loss to Northwestern. ESPN listed him at 7,402 career passing yards, 61 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions. (pennlive.com) (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) Penn State’s official record book already places Allar first in school history in completion percentage at 63.2% and interception percentage at 1.3%. The school lists him third in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards. (gopsusports.com) That gives Penn State another draftable quarterback, but not a settled draft consensus. A Los Angeles Rams on Sports Illustrated column, republished by Yardbarker and cited by Last Word on NFL, said the Rams should avoid Allar because he was “not much of a fit” and carried “too many question marks.” (yardbarker.com) (lastwordonsports.com) Other outlets have framed him differently. Yahoo Sports, citing team visits, reported that Allar had pre-draft meetings with the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets, and said he still “may very well” be the No. 2 quarterback in this class behind Fernando Mendoza. (sports.yahoo.com) The Penn State quarterback list is short enough that each new name stands out. Kerry Collins went in the first round in 1995, and Sean Clifford was drafted in 2023, the same year Allar took over as Penn State’s starter. (pennlive.com) Now Allar enters the draft as both a Penn State record-holder and an unsettled National Football League projection. By the time Pittsburgh’s draft ends on April 25, Penn State’s quarterback count will move from 16 to 17. (gopsusports.com) (pennlive.com)