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James Franklin visits On3 5-star QB and Penn State commit Drew Allar

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Penn State sent a full squad out to visit one of its top verbals in Medina (Ohio) quarterback Drew Allar.

Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin tapped himself, tight ends coachTy Howle, wide receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Michael Yurcich to stop by Allar’s house Sunday.

Allar is the No. 37 overall player and No. 4 quarterback in the country, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

On3 ranks him ever higher than that. Drew Allar is the No. 11 overall player, the No. 1 quarterback and the No. 1 player from the state of Ohio in the 2022 On300.

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Penn State has the No. 6 class in the 2022 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Ranking. Allar is one of the cornerstones of the Nittany Lions class, along with Reading (Pa.) Governor Mifflin consensus five-star running back Nick Singleton and Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh School four-star EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton.

On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power has always been high on Drew Allar, but even he was impressed by the continued growth Allar showed on the football field this fall.

“We’ve seen Allar continue to level up with his skill and feel for the game,” Power wrote. “This is much more than just a big-armed passer who slings the ball around. Allar makes some difficulty, small window passes with regularity. The field vision and spatial awareness combined with this arm dexterity and ability to deliver from multiple platforms is unique. Additionally, Allar isn’t sitting back in the pocket untouched. He often plays from an empty set and is forced to make second reaction plays and quick decisions when blitzed. He’s playing with supreme confidence and the game is moving slow.”