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Josh Allen named ESPN All-American

Hello, and welcome to Josh Allen Sports Radio, where our sole focus these days is updating the Kentucky linebacker’s growing list of accolades. Earlier today, Nick shared Allen’s latest All-American honors from The Sporting News and CBS Sports. Turns out he was also named an All-American by ESPN’s Mark Schlabach, bringing him one step closer to a clean sweep.

“Allen was headed to FCS program Monmouth in 2015 until the Wildcats offered a last-minute scholarship,” Schlabach writes. “He’ll leave Kentucky as one of the most decorated defensive players in school history. A former two-star recruit, Allen was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year, won the Bronko Nagurski and Bednarik awards, and was runner-up for the Butkus Award.