The scouting report for Drew Allar has been one of the more interesting things to read in recent weeks. At one point, he looked like a near lock to go at the very top of the board. Now, teams are trying to figure out whether the tools he has will actually translate or if they’ve been overrated.
Perhaps things would’ve been different if Allar hadn’t gotten hurt last season, but he wasn’t exactly great prior to that. It’s tough that he had to deal with this, but it’s the harsh reality of the NFL.
Rob Gregson of A to Z Sports spoke with people around the league and hearing what some of them had to say makes sense, even if Penn State people want to disagree with them.
“Someone will take him higher than he should go because he’s big with a strong arm and obvious traits in a bad QB class,” one person said.
In a weaker quarterback class, his physical tools alone are going to push him up boards, especially for teams that believe they can develop him. That could be an issue considering some teams that need a quarterback haven’t been able to develop quarterbacks, such as the New York Jets.
“The bad: He’s shown us who he is. He doesn’t have the same movement as [Josh] Allen, and the accuracy is so scattershot. It’s a 3rd and 8, and the game is on the line, and he’s throwing a bad pass,” another person said.
“There was a time when people in and around the league viewed Allar as a top-five pick. There are some things you just can’t teach at quarterback, and Allar has them in spades. The problem is, playing quarterback in the NFL is a lot more than arm talent and size, and the intangible development never materialized for Allar at Penn State,” Gregson wrote.
Whenever you hear someone being talked about in the same light that Josh Allen is, there’s a lot to like. However, as the NFL person touched on, Allar and Allen only have similar size, and nothing else about their game is similar.
It isn’t like Allar moves the way Allen does and that’s just the reality of the situation.