NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
Drew Allar entered the Penn State campus with significance. He was a five-star recruit and the No. 1 quarterback in the high-school class of 2022 per 247 Sports, making him the most sought-after quarterback recruits to play for the Nittany Lions in a very long time.
In mid-December, the still-not 21-year-old Allar announced he planned to return to Penn State for his third season as the full-time starter. Since then, Allar’s team has won two College Football Playoff games, 38-10 over SMU, and 31-14 over Boise State en route to the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame with a trip to the national title game on the line.
With the later championship game — January 20 this year — the NFL has pushed back the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft. It’s now January 24.
Despite Allar’s intentions already being made public, should he reconsider? If he shines against Notre Dame, should he capitalize on what is widely considered a “down” quarterback class? Let’s first evaluate Allar as a prospect then answer whether or not he should submit his name into the 2025 NFL Draft.
Prospect overview
Allar ticks the size box emphatically, listed at 6-foot-5 and 243 pounds. His birthday is March 5, 2004, so if he did enter the 2025 draft, he’d be one of the youngest prospects in it.
As a freshman at Penn State in 2022, he threw a combined 60 passes, mostly in mop-up duty with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Since then, he’s been the full-time starter.
He enters this CFP semifinal against Notre Dame with 28 starts under his belt in college, comparable to the start figures for C.J. Stroud (25 starts at Ohio State), and Drake Maye (26 starts at North Carolina).
Recently though, mostly due to extra eligibility granted from…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/why-penn-state-qb-drew-allar-should-change-mind-declare-for-2025-nfl-draft/
Author : Chris Trapasso
Publish date : 2025-01-09 13:32:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
