A captain, leader, grizzled vet in a second-year player’s body. Regardless of how you describe Jaguars defensive end Josh Allen, he has all of those traits.
A first-time captain of the team this season, as voted by his peers, one thing has been made clear: the Jaguars may have a new heart for their team, and defense following the departure of defensive lineman Calais Campbell, traded by the team in March.
Selected with the seventh-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Allen has been everything the Jaguars could ask for in a player, accumulating 10.