Pretty much everyone agrees that 2025 was a weak NFL Draft class at the quarterback position. However, the 2026 crop is looking extremely deep and talented. The 2026 NFL Draft top prospects list is dominated by QBs, and one name to keep an extra eye on is Penn State’s Drew Allar.
He might be the signal caller who’s the hardest to accurately project right now.
You can easily find a 2026 NFL mock draft somewhere on the internet that projects Allar 1st overall. And given that the number NFL mock drafts multiply like insects every spring, you shouldn’t have a problem finding plenty of mocks to chose from.
However, you can also find plenty of mocks that slot Allar way down in the first round, into the mid or high twenties even. Why such a wide variance on Allar? There is certainly no doubting Allar’s ability and talent. His size (6-5, 236) and arm strength are ideal for the league.
His stats are solid too- 53 TD passes against just 10 interceptions, 6,302 yards passing in two seasons as a starter. However, as expectations rise this football talking season, the perceptions around Allar could start mimicking those of his head coach, James Franklin.
Both Franklin and Allar are working with an abundance of elite talent, at every position, in Happy Valley. And while they have led Penn State to a much higher level than where they’ve been the past few decades, they haven’t won the big one yet.
That’s the knock on both Allar and Franklin, and we’ll just have to wait and see if they can finally close the deal in 2025.