Why did Taylor Swift name the boy in "Teardrops on my Guitar" Drew?

Is there a specific reason, or was it random?

when i was at her concert she said that she wrote that song about Drew, he was a person that she had a crush on and they were good friends, but he liked someone else, Tear Drops on My Guitar is a true story, Taylor Swift put her experience in a song, which just happened to be a hit, i wouldnt want to be drew right now.

there really was a drew and she never told him about how she felt. i seen it on an interview she gave. i guess he knows now!

the boy she wrote the song about was named drew.

I'm guessing his name was drew.

I DON'T NO BUT TAYLOR SWIFT RULES!!!!

Like everybody said, it's a real guy.

The guy she liked was Drew. This something that actually happened to Taylor.

He was the guy she wrote it about. Drew Hardwick.