In high school, he was unheralded. Same thing with junior college. Even last fall as Wyoming’s starting quarterback, Josh Allen flew under the radar nationally.
Then like a ferocious Laramie wind gust, the hype came.
Not only could the 6-foot-5, 233-pound junior be an NFL-caliber quarterback, but Allen could be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, scouts said. The size, the arm strength, the mobility, those are what make a next-level talent.
All that attention, all the praise, and now, the massive expectations, were a surprise to Allen, yet he was still ready to embrace it.