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Kentucky EDGE Josh Allen bet on himself and is now one of the best players in the draft

It is a measure of just how loaded the 2019 Draft is along the defensive front that any one of the top prospects would likely be a consensus number one selection in almost any other year.

One of those players is also a lesson on the importance of patience, work ethic, and player development.

Kentucky’s Josh Allen was considered a solid prospect for the 2018 draft and would have been one of the first EDGE players off the board -- though he wouldn’t have challenged Bradley Chubb for the title of top EDGE. Instead, he returned to school and saw a dramatic improvement over his senior season.