If the New York Giants fail to land Miami’s Cam Ward or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders with the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft, their backup options are beginning to dwindle.
A week after quarterback Carson Beck opted to return to college, Penn State quarterback Drew Allar has now decided to do the same.
After reviewing his NFL options, Drew Allar is officially returning to Penn State for his senior season, a source confirmed.
Allar previously announced his intention to return, but was keeping an open mind based on favorable NFL feedback.
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) January 13, 2025
The Nittany Lions quarterback was starting to generate a significant buzz as one of the best available options behind Ward and Sanders, and the Giants had reportedly done “plenty of work” on him.
From Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer earlier this month:
They’ve had multiple live exposures for their top-end execs to Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, Miami’s Cam Ward, Georgia’s Carson Beck, Texas’s Quinn Ewers, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, and Ole Miss’s Jaxson Dart (all but Nussmeier have come out), and have done plenty of work on Penn State’s Drew Allar, too.
Even if the Giants sign or trade for a veteran quarterback this offseason, it remains likely that general manager Joe Schoen will take a quarterback in the draft.
Currently, the team has no quarterbacks under contract for 2025 but is expected to bring back Tommy DeVito, an exclusive rights free agent (ERFA). They’ll need to add at least three more — two for the 53-man roster and one for rookie minicamp.
