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NFL draft a night of celebration for Kentucky standout Josh Allen

Josh Allen walked the red carpet before the NFL draft Thursday night. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

Josh Allen sacked quarterbacks and made life absolutely miserable for offenses all last season. All of that destruction paid off sweetly Thursday night when the former Kentucky pass-rusher soaked in the revelry of the NFL draft in Nashville, Tennessee.

Allen was expected to be an early first-round pick -- the first from Kentucky since Bud Dupree was drafted 22nd by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015, and the highest since quarterback Tim Couch was selected No. 1 overall by Cleveland in 1999 and defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson went No.