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30. Josh Allen

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30. Josh Allen

Following the retirement of Jim Kelly, the Buffalo Bills have been hunting for a superstar Quarterback.  It took decades, but it finally came in the form of the dual threat pivot from Wyoming named Josh Allen.

Allen was brought along slowly in his rookie season, eventually winning the starting job during the campaign, but he entered 219 as their starter, and while he was not yet an upper-tier QB, he did enough to bring Buffalo to their first playoffs in years.  Buffalo would then have an elite pivot the year after.

Allen went to the Pro Bowl in 2020, throwing for 4,544 Yards and 37 Touchdowns.  The runner-up for the MVP, Allen had a 13-3 record and brought Buffalo to the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1990s.  Allen did not make the Pro Bowl in 2022, but he had similar numbers as he did the previous year, and he was the NFL leader in Approximate Value (19).  Furthermore, he took the Bills to the Conference Finals.  2023 was another great year for Allen, who took Buffalo back to the playoffs while adding another Pro Bowl.  He also was third in MVP voting, and for the second year in a row, topped the NFL in Approximate Value (20).

As of this writing, Allen is one of the game’s most exciting players, and could be a future Hall of Famer.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Quarterback
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 7th Overall in the NFL Draft 4/26/18.
  • Games Played: 77
  • Notable Statistics:

    76 Games Started
    1,604 Pass Completions 
    2,566 Pass Attempts
    62.5 Pass Completion Percentage
    18,397 Passing Yards
    138 Touchdown Passes
    60 Interceptions
    92.2 Passer Rating
    546 Rushing Attempts
    2,325 Rushing Yards
    38 Rushing Touchdowns
    1 Reception
    12 Receiving Yards
    1 Receiving Touchdown
    74 Approximate Value

    8 Playoff Games
    197 Pass Completions 
    309 Pass Attempts
    63.8 Pass Completion Percentage
    3,087 Passing Yards
    17 Touchdown Passes
    4 Interception
    99.6 Passer Rating
    63 Rushing Attempts
    417 Rushing Yards
    2 Rushing Touchdowns
    1 Reception
    16 Receiving Yards
    1 Receiving Touchdown

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Second Team All-Pro (2020)
    Pro Bowl (2020 & 2022)
    PFWA Most Improved Player (2020)
    Highest Approximate Value (2021 & 2022)
    Most Yards per Rushing Attempt (2021)

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