Why did the Broncos pass on Josh Allen on draft night in 2018?
In the 2018 NFL draft , five quarterbacks were picked in the first round , the second highest number of first-round quarterback selections, along with the 1999 and 2021 draft s, after the six selected in 1983. These quarterbacks were Baker Mayfield , Sam Darnold , Josh Allen , Josh Rosen , and Lamar Jackson . Only Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson have remained with their original teams as of 2023. Josh Allen played college football at Wyoming , where he won a bowl game MVP. In 2018, most mock drafts had the Broncos selecting Allen as the fifth overall pick if the Browns or the Jets didn’t pick him or if another team (such as the Bills) didn’t trade up. However, the Browns chose Baker Mayfield as their first pick, and Sam Darnold was selected third. Although he played just two games for the Cowboys in his first season, Allen took off in his final two years, putting himself on the NFL Draft radar just three years after playing JuCo football. As Bills fans so fondly remember, the team took...