With the NFL Draft fast approaching, Josh Allen is becoming more and more of a household name. The Kentucky star is projected to be a top-three pick, and today, is the subject of an excellent feature by ESPN’s Rich Cimini. Cimini profiles Allen’s rise from two-star recruit to potential superstar, a story we know well but never gets old.
As Cimini writes, Allen’s journey is the feel-good story of the draft, similar to that of Chicago Bears star Khalil Mack back in 2014. The article covers a lot of ground we already know — how Allen moved from Alabama to New Jersey and played football off and on, causing him to be overlooked by recruiting services; the fortuitous way he ended up on Kentucky’s radar; his meteoric rise in Lexington; and how his son impacted his decision last year — but it’s worth a few minutes of your time, if only for this great quote from his sister, Myisha Hines-Allen, a former Louisville basketball star that now plays in the WNBA.