NFL Draft Prospect Josh Allen Drills Crossbar On His Knees From 50 Yards Away

Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen is a polarizing figure to analysts and scouts hoping to find the next young quarterback sensation in the NFL.

While the Sports Illustrated mock draft has the 6’5″, 233 pounder being selected by the New York Giants in the second overall pick in the draft, there are lingering concerns that Allen’s perceived inaccuracy and proclivity to turn the ball over will be exposed immensely at the professional level.

The skeptics will point out the fact that Allen completed just 56-percent of his passes over the last two seasons, threw only 16 touchdowns during his final year at Wyoming, and tossed six passes to the wrong team.

But, if you’re someone like draft “guru” Mel Kiper (who compared Allen to Matthew Stafford), you are projecting the Cleveland Browns to select  Josh Allen with the No. 1 overall pick. You’d likely ignore Allen’s recent down season and dive into his numbers from 2016 in which he threw for 3,203 yards and 28 touchdowns. You’d ignore the 15 picks.

You may also tout this video of the 21-year-old drilling the crossbar from his knees at the 50-yard line.

Damn impressive.

Boom roast.

You know who else was famed for throwing a ball a mile from his knees? JaMarcus Russell. He could allegedly throw a football 70 yards from his knees and he finished his three year NFL career with an inspiring 18 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.

Moral of the story: hitting a crossbar from your knees from 50 yards out is impressive as shit, but in the NFL you really never know who’s going to be great.

[h/t The Big Lead]