Josh Allen 2018 NFL Draft

UW This Season: Josh Allen burst on the college football scene in 2017.  His dynamic play earned him Second Team All-Mountain West honors and attracted attention from NFL scouts, some of who thought he might enter the NFL Draft early this year.  Allen should be one of the top returning QBs in the nation in 2017.

2016: Allen was named Second Team All-Mountain West. He threw for 3,203 yards (2nd in MW) this season and also added 523 rushing yards for 3,726 total yards, which was second in the conference. He threw 28 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. Allen threw for over 300 yards in five games. He threw for a career-high 366 yards at UNLV. Allen threw a career-high four touchdowns against Utah State and UNLV. He rushed for a career-high 74 yards against Air Force. He led the MW and ranked 20th in the nation in passing touchdowns (28)  a year ago.  He led the conference and ranked No. 16 in the NCAA in points responsible for, and he led the country and ranked No. 6 in  the nation in passing yards per completion. He lead Wyoming to a win over nationally ranked Boise State and San Diego State. In those two contests, Allen threw for 556 yards with five touchdowns in those two contests.

2015: Allen saw action in two contests for the Pokes before suffering a season-ending injury. He earned his first career start against Eastern Michigan. Against Eastern Michigan, he was 3-of-4 passing for 32 yards. He also rushed for 40 yards on three carries with a career-long 24 yard rush. He also appeared in the season opener against North Dakota going 1-of-2 passing for 19 yards. For the season, Allen was 4-of-6 passing for 51 yards with three carries for 40 yards.

Prior to UW: Allen led a Reedley Community College offense that averaged 452.2 yards of total offense per game to rank No. 9 among all California junior-college teams in total offense. Reedley averaged 285.3 passing yards per game to rank No. 7 among all California JCs, scored 39.4 points per game to rank No. 10 in the state and averaged 166.9 yards rushing to rank 26th. Individually, Allen’s 26 touchdown passes tied him for No. 7 among all California junior-college quarterbacks in 2014. He also ranked 20th among California JUCO quarterbacks in passing yards as a freshman, and ranked 42nd in the state in rushing, averaging 66.0 yards per game. He played for head coach Randy Whited at Reedley College. Allen played his high school football at Firebaugh High School in Firebaugh, Calif.

Personal: He is majoring in communication.