Drew Allar Injury Reset: 2025 Penn State Ending and 2026 Steelers Draft Pick

This article has been rewritten as of May 13, 2026. The old version contained unsupported medical details, speculative draft-range language, and outdated recovery assumptions.

What Is Verified

Drew Allar suffered a season-ending injury in Penn State’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern on October 11, 2025. NFL.com reported that James Franklin announced after the game that Allar would miss the rest of the season. The team did not publicly disclose a detailed diagnosis in that report, so this page does not claim a specific fracture, surgery date, or recovery timeline.

Allar left the Northwestern game in the fourth quarter after an apparent leg injury and was replaced by Ethan Grunkemeyer. The loss dropped Penn State to 3-3 and became part of the three-game slide that preceded Franklin’s dismissal.

2025 Season Context

GoPSUSports’ 2026 draft announcement later summarized Allar’s final Penn State season as six games, 103 completions on 159 attempts, 1,100 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, 172 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown before the injury.

That line matters because it keeps the injury in proper scale. Allar did not complete the 2025 season, but he had enough of a career body of work to remain a major NFL prospect. Penn State’s official draft profile credited him with 35 career starts, 26 wins as a starter, 7,402 passing yards, 61 passing touchdowns, and the program career records for completion percentage and interception percentage.

Draft Outcome

The injury did not keep Allar out of the 2026 NFL Draft. Penn State’s official athletics site announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him No. 76 overall in the third round on April 24, 2026.

GoPSUSports also noted that Allar became Penn State’s 16th quarterback drafted all time and the program’s first quarterback drafted since Sean Clifford in 2023. NFL.com and CBS Pittsburgh reported the same third-round, No. 76 selection. Penn State’s release added another historical detail: Allar was the first Penn State quarterback ever selected by the Steelers.

Penn State Impact

For Penn State, Allar’s injury changed the 2025 season immediately. The offense moved to Grunkemeyer, the staff had to simplify the quarterback picture, and the roster finished the year under Terry Smith before Matt Campbell took over.

The key depth-chart takeaway is straightforward: Allar is no longer part of Penn State’s quarterback room. The 2026 roster should be evaluated around Rocco Becht, Alex Manske, Connor Barry, Peyton Falzone, Kase Evans, and the younger quarterbacks still in the program, not around a possible Allar return.

Current Context

This page should support two archive functions: explaining the turning point of the 2025 season and closing the loop on Allar’s professional destination. It should not be used as a medical timeline or a 2026 Penn State eligibility discussion.

The safest current wording is that Allar’s Penn State career ended after the Northwestern injury, and the next verified endpoint was Pittsburgh selecting him in the third round.

Sources and update notes

This update was checked against NFL.com’s October 2025 injury report, GoPSUSports’ April 2026 Allar draft announcement, NFL.com’s 2026 Draft story, CBS Pittsburgh’s third-round draft recap, and Penn State’s official career summary for Allar.