Drew Allar

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Drew Allar
Drew Allar 2021.jpg
Allar in 2021
Penn State Nittany Lions–No. 15
Position Quarterback
ClassJunior
Major recreation, park and tourism management
Personal information
Born: (2004-03-08) March 8, 2004 (age 20)
Medina, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Medina High School
(Medina, Ohio)
Career highlights and awards

Drew Patrick Allar (born March 8, 2004) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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Early life and high school career

Allar grew up in Medina, Ohio and attended Medina High School. [1] He became Medina's starting quarterback as a sophomore and passed for 1,802 yards and 23 touchdowns. [2] Allar passed for 2,962 yards with 26 touchdowns during his junior season. [3] 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. [4] Following the end of the season Allar was named Ohio Mr. Football. [5] 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. [6]

Allar was initially rated a three-star recruit and committed to Penn State. [7] 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 . [8]

College career

Allar joined the Penn State Nittany Lions as an early enrollee in January 2022. [9] [10] He was named the Nittany Lions' backup quarterback entering the 2022 season opener. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Penn State Nittany Lions
2022 900−0356058.33445.740128.518522.91
2023 131310−323338959.92,6316.8252136.9742062.84
2024 666−010314670.51,49210.2114187.6301214.03
Career271815−334155261.84,0767.4386145.41183513.08

Source: [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Trieu, Allen (April 23, 2020). "QB Drew Allar has four offers, hears from major programs". 247Sports.com . Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Offer Report: 2022 QB Drew Allar". South Bend Tribune . February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "In five-star Drew Allar, Penn State gets a highly regarded quarterback with 'it' factor". The Patriot-News . December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Simmons, Jonathan X. (December 9, 2021). "Medina's Drew Allar named Ohio's 35th Mr. Football". Cleveland.com . Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Medina QB Drew Allar named 2021 Ohio Mr. Football". The News-Herald . December 9, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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  11. ↑ "James Franklin tabs 5-star Drew Allar as Penn State's backup QB, sheds light on key positional battles". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . August 29, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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  13. ↑ Cohn, Sam (December 31, 2022). "Penn State quarterback Drew Allar was destined to be 'up next'". Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Drew Allar College Stats". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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