Did Drew Allar get drafted? Penn State QB's NFL landing spot still a projection originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Two quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night.The Las Vegas Raiders, as expected, picked Indiana's Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall.

And in a surprise, the Los Angeles Rams took Ty Simpson out of Alabama with the 13th pick.Those were generally assumed to be the first two QBs off the board, and they were.That leaves everyone else, including Penn State's Drew Allar, waiting.2026 NFL DRAFT HQ:Live tracker | Pick-by-pick grades | Best players still availableDid Drew Allar get drafted?Allar was not drafted in the first round.Rounds two and three are Friday night, but there's no guarantee of Allar in those rounds, either.The fourth through seventh rounds are Saturday. Allar certainly will get picked at some point.BEST DRAFT NAMES: Ephesians Prysock | R Mason Thomas | DeVonta Smith | Zxavian HarrisDrew Allar draft projectionAt this point, two teams seem like logicial possibilities.The Arizona Cardinals let Kyler Murray go this offseason and are relying on stopgap QB options Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew.

They were heavily linked to Simpson but didn't get him, and they'd now make sense for a quarterback like Allar or Carson Beck.The Pittsburgh Steelers have been mock drafted with Allar plenty. Now they could take him in the real thing, an eventual heir possibility to Aaron Rodgers.More NFL Draft news:Chiefs make a shocking draft tradeCommanders get Sonny Styles after historic NFL Draft CombineSteelers' 1st-round pick didn't play football until collegeEagles and Cowboys have made a trade like this beforeBrowns' pick is really about Shedeur Sanders' replacement