Mark Stoops has had some darned good edge pass rushers in his coaching days.
As Florida State defensive coordinator, Stoops had Bjoern Werner, the 2012 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. In Stoops’ early days as Kentucky head coach, he had Bud Dupree and Za’Darius Smith, each of whom are still drawing NFL paychecks.
Yet after current UK outside linebacker/rush end Josh Allen decimated his third straight Southeastern Conference offense of 2018, Stoops said he’s never coached an outside pass rusher that played better than Allen is now.
“I can’t say that I have. I really can’t,” Stoops said.