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Kentucky’s Allen wins his third national top defensive player award this week

Josh Allen might be a bit jet-lagged.

The Kentucky senior linebacker’s hand might hurt from all of the handshaking.

And trophy lifting.

Allen picked up his third national defensive player of the year honor late Sunday night on the West Coast when he was presented with the Lott Impact Trophy at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, Calif.

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Allen was one of four finalists for the Lott Impact Trophy handed out for college football’s defensive player of the year along with Washington linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven, Clemson defensive lineman Christian Wilkins and Duke linebacker Ben Humphreys.