Drew Allar
American football quarterback (born 2004)
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Drew Patrick Allar (born March 8, 2004) is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Brunswick, Ohio, U.S.
Allar with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2026 | |
| No. 16 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 8, 2004 Brunswick, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Medina (Medina, Ohio) |
| College | Penn State (2022–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026 (3rd round, 76th overall pick) |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
Allar was born in Brunswick, Ohio, and grew up in Medina, Ohio, where he attended Medina High School.[1][2] He became Medina's starting quarterback as a sophomore and passed for 1,802 yards and 23 touchdowns.[3] Allar passed for 2,962 yards with 26 touchdowns during his junior season.[4]
As a senior, he completed 305 of 509 pass attempts (59.9%) for 4,444 yards and 48 touchdowns with seven interceptions and also rushed for 406 yards and nine touchdowns.[5] Following the end of the season, Allar was named Ohio Mr. Football.[6]
Over the course of his high school career, Allar completed 630 of 1,149 pass attempts for 9,103 yards and 98 touchdowns with 20 interceptions.[7]
Allar was initially rated a three-star recruit and committed to Penn State.[8]
After committing, he was later re-rated to a four-star recruit by most recruiting services and later as a five-star prospect by 247Sports.[9]
College career
Allar joined the Penn State Nittany Lions as an early enrollee in January 2022. [10][11] He was named the Nittany Lions' backup quarterback entering the 2022 season opener.[12] Allar made his college debut in the season opener against Purdue, completing two passes on four attempts for 26 yards when starter Sean Clifford left the game due to an apparent knee injury.[13]
He played in nine games, all coming off of the bench, during his freshman season and completed 35 of 60 pass attempts for 344 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 52 yards and one touchdown.[14]
On October 11, 2025, Allar suffered a season-ending ankle injury in a loss against Northwestern. Due to NCAA regulations, he could not medically redshirt the season, making it a college career-ending injury as well.[13]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Penn State | 10 | 0 | — | 35 | 60 | 58.3 | 344 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 128.5 | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 13 | 13 | 10−3 | 233 | 389 | 59.9 | 2,631 | 6.8 | 25 | 2 | 136.9 | 74 | 206 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 16 | 16 | 13−3 | 262 | 394 | 66.5 | 3,327 | 8.4 | 24 | 8 | 153.5 | 96 | 302 | 3.1 | 6 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 6 | 6 | 3−3 | 103 | 159 | 64.8 | 1,100 | 6.9 | 8 | 3 | 135.7 | 36 | 172 | 4.8 | 1 |
| Career | 45 | 35 | 26−9 | 633 | 1,002 | 63.2 | 7,402 | 7.4 | 61 | 13 | 142.7 | 224 | 732 | 3.3 | 12 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 7+5⁄8 in (2.02 m) | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[15][16] | ||||||||||||
Allar was selected in the third round (76th overall pick) of the 2026 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers used one of the selections they acquired from the Dallas Cowboys as part of the deal for George Pickens.[17]