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Blueprint for success: How a UK coach helped Josh Allen rise up NFL draft boards

Kentucky could have a several guys get their name called in the NFL Draft. Dominique Yates, Courier Journal, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. – If Josh Allen thought his decision to return to Kentucky for his senior season would be met with pats on the back and reassurances about his star status, his new position coach was ready with a dash of cold water.

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops had hired Brad White to be the Wildcats’ outside linebackers coach after six years working in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts. By the time White was hired in February 2018, Allen had already decided to return to UK despite receiving midseason buzz as a possible first-round NFL draft pick as a junior.