Draft insider: Penn State football QB Drew Allar gaining ‘a lot of fans’ among NFL scouts

Entering his second season as the starter for Penn State football, junior quarterback Drew Allar is already generating buzz as a potential early-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. As fall camp gets underway in a matter of weeks, the Nittany Lions gunslinger is popping up as a name to watch among Draft analysts and insiders.

Notably, on Wednesday evening, ESPN Draft insider Matt Miller commented on social media that Allar is a name that has gained traction among many NFL scouts heading into the year.

“Making phone calls as I prep for the upcoming season,” Miller wrote on X. “One thing I’m hearing from scouts who have watched 2023 tape is that Penn State QB Drew Allar has a lot of fans in the NFL.

“Will be interesting to see the jump he can make this season, but there are scouts who see a top 50 ranking if he hits his potential.”

Making phone calls as I prep for the upcoming season. One thing I'm hearing from scouts who have watched 2023 tape is that Penn State QB Drew Allar has a lot of fans in the NFL.

Will be interesting to see the jump he can make this season, but there are scouts who see a Top 50…

— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) July 10, 2024

Drew Allar was a five-star prospect in the On3 and 247Sports class of 2022 recruiting rankings. With only 32 five-stars ranked each cycle, the system is the recruiting industry’s way of mocking a Draft class, if players reach their projected potential.

While the conversation about Allar’s NFL Draft potential is already circulating, whether or not he will leave Penn State early to go pro is evidently not a topic of discussion. Speaking recently to Blue White Illustrated, the Nittany Lions quarterback expressed that he is not looking beyond this fall.

“I’m concerned about being the best I can for Penn State, and whatever happens after the year, I’ll get to that when that happens,” said Allar, who threw for 2,631 yards, 25 touchdowns, and three interceptions in 2023. “I have no decision made up in my mind.”

Allar wants Penn State football to have the “best offense in the country” this season

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The lights will certainly be bright for Drew Allar in 2024.

Like the rest of the Penn State offense a year ago, Allar wasn’t able to elevate his play on the season’s biggest stages. In all three of the Nittany Lions’ games against top 15 teams, Allar had a completion rate below 50%.

Recognizing that this issue was just as much on unit cohesion as on any individual, the Nittany Lions have taken a holistic approach this offseason under new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki.

As he steps into his role in Kotelnicki’s system and as an expected leader on this 2024 roster, Drew Allar hasn’t backed down from setting the bar high for Penn State football this fall.

“I’m really excited with the progress that we made from spring ball,” Allar said. “I think the commitment is at an all-time high since I’ve been here. The culture is really good on the offensive side of the ball. We’re pushing each other; defense is pushing us. We’re pushing the defense throughout workouts and our skill instruction. So it’s been really good. A lot of healthy competition.

“And I think offensively, and my goals for the season: just be the best offense in the country. That’s always going to be our goal. And fortunately enough, we’re going against what’s going to be, again, one of the top defenses in the country. So it’s going to test our abilities day in and day out when we get into fall camp. But we’re up to the challenge.”

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