Brady Allen was the gem of Purdue’s 2022 recruiting class. Standing 6’6”, 210 (I haven’t personally weighed him, I apologize if this is off), Allen was a 4* recruit, and considered the 131 best overall player, and the 9th best quarterback in the nation coming out of Gibson Southern.
Those accolades were hard won by Allen, whose sterling high school career makes my shoulder ache. In my last article, I mentioned that fellow 4* Boilermaker quarterback Michael Alimo was under utilized in a run first high school offense. Brady Allen had no such issue. He hit the ground running as a freshman in 2018-2019 and kept slinging the ball all over the yard for four incredible high school seasons, in an offense perfectly structured to feature his skill set.