Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice: Drew Allar (2026 Fantasy Football)

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Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice: Drew Allar

The Steelers took one of my favorite quarterbacks in Allar. They’re still waiting on Aaron Rodgers, but I expect him to come back. From there, Allar will compete with Will Howard and Mason Rudolph. Remember, though, Mike McCarthy wasn’t the head coach who was there when they took Howard. Allar is coming off an injury, and while his college stats weren’t exactly inspiring and many will remember him for the interception against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff, Allar has been wildly misunderstood. He’s a big-bodied quarterback that can push the ball downfield, and Penn State never really built an offense around those strengths. Don’t be surprised to see him as the Steelers’ starting quarterback in 2027 if Rodgers calls it quits after this season. I’d be willing to take him in the third round in standard dynasty leagues and in the mid-second in superflex. I believe in Allar.

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DBro’s NFL Draft Scouting Report & Player Comp: Drew Allar

Scouting Report:

Drew Allar suffered a season-ending ankle fracture in 2025. Even before this injury, he didn’t project to be a rushing threat in the NFL. In 2023-2024, Allar averaged 254 rushing yards and three yards per carry. He has the size to be a goal-line option, but I don’t see him being an option in the designed quarterback run game.
Allar is a developmental quarterback prospect with the raw tools as a passer that could entice an NFL team to take a chance on him. He needs a lot of refinement on a down-to-down basis to develop into a legit starting NFL quarterback option.
Allar has an NFL arm in terms of raw strength and velocity, but the accuracy is a problem. His ball placement can be erratic at all three levels. Most of his passes are on a line and lack touch and layering. Wide receivers are left waiting on his deep ball at times.
His footwork can lapse at times, which impacts his accuracy and his timing on deeper dropbacks. He’ll drift in the pocket on some plays.
His trigger can be variable. Allar will get the ball out on time with some passing plays, but he’ll also hold the ball and get behind the play as well with some reps. He doesn’t trust his eyes at times and will pat the ball like he’s burping a newborn baby. When his first read isn’t there, he’ll sometimes immediately drop his eyes and look to take off and run. Allar can access his second and third reads at times, but not consistently. His pacing through progressions is erratic, as he’ll also fly through his first read at times early in a play.
Allar doesn’t deal with pressure well. He’ll bail out of pockets at the first sniff of pressure with some plays or hang in with antsy feet and a frantic approach to make a play.

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