He hadn't attended the elite quarterback camps and wasn't a widely known prospect. In a 2017 story on Allen, ESPN journalist Mark Schlabach speculated on why Allen got so little interest out of high school: Īt the time, Josh was about 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds. San Diego State made him an offer to walk on, but Allen turned it down because Aztecs coach Rocky Long couldn't guarantee any playing time. DeRuyter was not alone in this assessment Allen received no scholarship offers from any NCAA Division I program-whether in the top-level FBS or second-tier FCS. Growing up as a Fresno State fan who regularly attended both games and football camps, Allen tried to draw the interest of the program's coaching staff his father tried to sell the Bulldogs' head coach at the time, Tim DeRuyter, on him, but DeRuyter chose not to offer a scholarship. The farm where he was raised was established in 1975 by his paternal grandfather, who was also a longtime member of the local school board and namesake of the gymnasium of Firebaugh High School, from which Allen graduated in 2014. His family has lived in the area since his great-grandfather, who emigrated from Sweden in 1907, settled there during the Great Depression. During his Buffalo tenure, he has led the team to a total of four playoff appearances, three consecutive division titles, and four postseason victories.Īllen grew up on a 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) cotton farm near Firebaugh, California, a small town about 40 miles (64 km) west of Fresno, California.
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Allen also set the Bills franchise records for single-season passing yards and touchdowns, while earning Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors.
He played college football at the University of Wyoming, where he was a bowl game MVP, and was selected seventh overall by the Bills in the 2018 NFL Draft.Īfter two years of inconsistent play, Allen had a breakout season in 2020 when he led the Bills to their first division title and playoff victory since 1995 en route to an AFC Championship Game appearance. Joshua Patrick Allen (born May 21, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Highest passer rating in a single postseason (149.0) (2021).
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