Did Josh Allen’s pro day put the QB out of Broncos range at No. 5?
Mar 27, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: 8:42 am
During the week of the Senior Bowl in late January, Josh Allen saw his stock potentially fall due to issues with his accuracy.
But after a show of improvement during the NFL Scouting Combine and what a number of those in attendance of his pro day on Friday called a “stunning” throwing performance, could the Wyoming quarterback prospect have risen out of the range of the Denver Broncos at No. 5?
“There’s no way he’ll be available at No. 5. Zero chance he’s available at No. 5,” said Denver 7 Broncos Insider Troy Renck, who co-hosted alongside DMac on Monday.
DMac, who attended the pro day in Laramie, Wyoming, on Friday along with Fan Football Insider Cecil Lammey, said that from his perspective he does not know “how in the world Josh Allen will be available at No. 5”
“That was my big takeaway from the pro day,” DMac said on Monday. “… Listen, the Broncos, I don’t know how they could possibly be in the Josh Allen sweepstakes because I just do not know how he could last that long.”
However, even if Allen should slide past those three teams, Renck said he doesn’t see the Broncos getting a chance to nab him, as several teams would be looking to trade for the Browns pick at No. 4.
“Let’s, for argument’s sake, say (Sam) Darnold goes No. 1, (Josh) Rosen goes No. 2, and then (Baker) Mayfield goes No. 3 to the Jets. Well, at that point, I would expect the Bills or Cardinals to trade up to No. 4 to try to get Allen,” Renck said.
“That’s why I don’t see Allen, in any scenario right now, available at No. 5.”
Even if the Broncos should see Allen fall to No. 5, though, Sandy Clough said on Monday night that perhaps that wouldn’t necessarily be the best thing for the franchise.
“I just don’t think, for the Broncos right now, they can afford to draft someone who basically … looks like a bit of a project,” Clough said.
“And haven’t we had one of those already, who appears, even after just two years, to have been a complete bust and a major drafting mistake? Paxton Lynch.”
Clough cited Allen’s accuracy issues as his main concern. During his two seasons as the Wyoming starter, he completed 56.2 percent of his passes, which was good enough for 130th among college quarterbacks during that time.
“I don’t care if he can throw the ball 200 yards in the air,” Clough said. “If you can’t hit a large target …”
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