The Cleveland Browns will be in the quarterback market every single year until they are confident that they have found the guy who can lead this franchise.
The reprieve from evaluating quarterback prospects is not coming this year as the Browns absolutely have their eyes on the signal callers in the 2026 NFL Draft, and you should, too. On Monday, Cleveland Browns reporter Nathan Zegura drew a connection from the Browns to the hometown kid, Drew Allar.
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Allar’s 2025 could not have gone any worse, and that’s no hyperbole. Allar had the opportunity to enter the draft after the 2024 season but chose to return to school to help the Penn State Nittany Lions win a National Championship. What ensued was far from that.
After a weird first three games against inferior opponents, the Nittany Lions ripped off six straight losses, the head coach was fired, and Allar broke his ankle.
Disaster.
Since the season, Allar has fully healed from his injury and has his eyes set on the NFL. On Wednesday, he and his teammates competed at Penn State’s Pro Day at State College. During the Pro-Day, Allar reminded everyone that he is the perfect shorts and t-shirts quarterback.
Could Allar put it all together with Monken and the Browns
When the pads are off, and it’s routes on air, Allar is legitimately a perfectly built quarterback. He stands at 6’5, weighing 238 pounds, and mixes his size with above-average to good athleticism. His arm is live, and you can see how teams could fall in love with him.
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And then, you cut on the tape, and that doesn’t lie.
Allar struggles with consistent accuracy because his mechanics are very poor. He doesn’t process coverages well and has a lot of development to do until he is ready to take the keys to an NFL franchise. Dare I say that his disaster 2025 was a blessing in disguise?
If he is a day two pick, he is not going to have the responsibility to turn a franchise around, but he will be granted the time to develop his game until he gets it to a point to get his chance to become a starter. He is in a good place for his career, and if the Browns take a flier on him late in the draft, it wouldn’t be the worst move they have ever made.
He is the perfect ball of clay; if anyone can harness his talent and size, they are going to have a franchise quarterback for a long time. Maybe that happens with his hometown team, the Cleveland Browns.
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This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns potential NFL Draft QB target Drew Allar shines at pro day