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Most football fans are familiar with the story of Michael Oher from The Blindside. The story of an impoverished young man being brought in by a well-off family and being given a chance at a better life through football. Allen’s own story is not too far off of this narrative. That story mimics, in many ways, that of former Ravens running back Javorius “Buck” Allen.

In the modern era, many prospects are viewed primarily off of numbers and what they are able to prove at the NFL Scouting Combine This method’s proven to be extremely effective but it’s still not able to take in the whole picture.