Every year brings a little something different for athletic departments around the country, and 2018 has been no exception for Wyoming.
Former Wyoming defensive tackle Ron Billingsley long stood as the highest-drafted football player in program history after he was taken with the 14th overall pick in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, but he lost that designation this year.
Josh Allen now holds it after the Buffalo Bills took the former UW quarterback with the seventh overall pick back in April. There was chatter even as soon as the 2017 draft ended that Allen, who drew comparisons to Pittsburgh Steelers signal caller Ben Roethlisberger with his 6-foot-4, 237-pound frame and plus arm strength, could be the No.