Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/29Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (3.4%).
Drew Allar
Drew Allar: QB · Penn State · #15.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Drew Allar
Extends plays on the move until something opens up. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Penn State. All-Big Ten in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 217 passing yards and 20 rushing yards against Nevada — Week 1, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Penn State in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 103 | 159 | 64.8% | 1,100 | 6.9 | 8 | 3 | 135.7 | 48 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 262 | 394 | 66.5% | 3,327 | 8.4 | 24 | 8 | 153.5 | 87 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 233 | 388 | 60.1% | 2,631 | 6.8 | 25 | 2 | 137.2 | 51 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 35 | 60 | 58.3% | 344 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 128.5 | -- |
| Career | 633 | 1,001 | 63.2% | 7,402 | 7.4 | 61 | 13 | 142.9 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 36 | 172 | 4.8 | 1 | 27 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 96 | 302 | 3.1 | 6 | 22 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 74 | 210 | 2.8 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 1 | 19 |
| Career | 224 | 736 | 3.3 | 12 | 27 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-11vs Nevada | 22/26 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | 39.3 | Season-high 217 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 34-0vs Florida International | 19/33 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 57.2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-6vs Villanova | 16/29 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 19.6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-30vs No. 6 Oregon | 14/25 | 137 | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | 68.6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-42@ UCLA | 19/26 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | 81.8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-22vs Northwestern | 13/20 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 52.7 | |
| Total | 103/159 | 1100 | 8 | 3 | 6.9 | — |
Highs and lows
| Best by our grade | Nevada | W 46-11 · Graded great · Steady all game · 217 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 6 for 20 · Sacked 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest by our grade | at UCLA | L 37-42 · Graded shaky · Passing grade only · 200 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · Rush 11 for 78 · Sacked 1 |
| Biggest game | Oregon | No. 6 at kickoff · L 24-30 · Graded solid · Steady all game · 137 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT · Rush 9 for 42 · A fourth-quarter interception took the team's chance of winning from 30% to 0% · Sacked 2 |
| Best play | Oregon | Completion, touchdown, Q4 0:30 · Win chance 21% to 55% |
| Costliest play | at UCLA | Fumble, Q4 0:06 · Win chance 48% to 0% |
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
146 of 159 attempts matched to play-by-play
1 of 146 attempts charted for true throw depth
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 146 passing plays (93 completions) against the box score's 159 attempts (103 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
6.6579 of 206 QBsSack rate
3.6%58 of 206 QBsRarely sacked (58 of 206 QBs) and still 79 of 206 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short · 0–9 air yds
100% of attempts (1)
0%comp1 INT
Air 6.0 avg
Overall 64.8% completion on 159 attempts · 100% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Teams and coaches
2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2024Penn State13-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning
2025Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin and Terry Smith · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 180 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| Road1g | 200 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 183 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Smith
Pass share
42.0%
339 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
159 pass attempts, 36 carries and 1 catch in 6 games
About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Penn State, drafted
- 2026 Drafted in round 3, No. 76 by the Pittsburgh
- 2025 Penn State FranklinYear 4 · 6 games
- 2024 Penn State FranklinYear 3 · 16 games
- 2023 Penn State FranklinYear 2 · 13 games
- 2022 Penn State FranklinYear 1 · 10 games
- High school MedinaMedina, OH · Class of 2022Five-star, No. 32 in the 2022 class. Signed with Penn State.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 7,402 passing yards — drafted at #76 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
2022 10 games
- Signed with Penn StateFive-star, out of Medina
2024 16 games
- All-Big Ten
2026
- Drafted by Pittsburgh Steelersround 3, pick 76
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022–2024
Penn State
Coaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Terry Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers2026 NFL rookie season
#76Rd 3 · Pick 12
Pittsburgh Steelers2026 NFL rookie season