{"id":21433,"date":"2019-04-25T22:44:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T02:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=21433"},"modified":"2019-04-25T22:44:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T02:44:29","slug":"josh-allen-drafted-seventh-by-jacksonville-in-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2019\/04\/25\/josh-allen-drafted-seventh-by-jacksonville-in-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Allen Drafted Seventh By Jacksonville In NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=josh-allen-9,josh-allen-7,josh-allen-6,josh-allen-1&amp;search=Josh+Allen&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Allen<\/a> Drafted Seventh By Jacksonville In NFL Draft<\/h4>\n<p>After going the last two years with no players chosen the Kentucky Football program bounced back in a big way. All-American Edge Rusher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/josh-allen-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Allen<\/a> was drafted seventh by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/jax\/2018.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>\u00a0in the first round.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sacksonville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Sacksonville<\/a> is ready for you, @JoshAllen41_<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UKFootball<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DUUUVAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DUUUVAL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CAwsTD7ye4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CAwsTD7ye4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jaguars\/status\/1121581622267121664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During his senior campaign in Lexington Allen set a single season record with 17 sacks. In addition his 31.5 sacks broke\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/oliver-barnett-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oliver Barnett&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0career mark. Allen won nearly every post-season award following his record breaking campaign. He provides even more impact to a Jaguar defense which ranked 5th in the NFL in total yards allowed in 2018. However their 37 sacks only put them 22nd in the league. A player the caliber of Allen can only enhance those stats next season.<\/p>\n<p>Allen is the highest pick for the Wildcats&#8217; program since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RobeDe20.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dewayne Robertson<\/a> went 4th in 2003 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyj\/2018.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a>. The last time the Cats had a player taken in the first round was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/alvin-dupree-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bud Dupree<\/a>. He went with the 22nd pick to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/2018.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Problems With The League<\/h4>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t a totally worry free day for the University of Kentucky. The athletic department\u00a0 put up a huge billboard in downtown Nashville to help celebrate Allen and the contributions he made to the program.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No defensive player improved his stock more this past college than Kentucky\u2019s Josh Allen. He posted 17.5 sacks, was terrific throughout the predraft process, is versatile, explosive and has high football character. Cool banner on Broadway St. in Nashville. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XA0cAeQx0P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XA0cAeQx0P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Field Yates (@FieldYates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates\/status\/1121224324759867393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After complaining about the NFL logo in the bottom right the league ordered the banner taken down. However they found a new spot on the digital board outside the Bridgestone Arena. Not only does it feature Allen but three other potential Kentucky draft picks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=lonnie-johnson-4,lonnie-johnson-2&amp;search=Lonnie+Johnson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lonnie Johnson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=mike-edwards-8,mike-edwards-3&amp;search=Mike+Edwards&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Edwards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/benjamin-snell-jr-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benny Snell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We found a new spot. \ud83d\ude09 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WeAreUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringIt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BringIt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w41AYFl00e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/w41AYFl00e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKFootball\/status\/1121541670682734602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After going to the AFC Championship Game in 2017 the Jags slipped to 5-11 under Coach\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/MarrDo0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doug Marrone<\/a>.\u00a0Allen&#8217;s presence can only help them rebound in 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sacksonville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Sacksonville<\/a> ain&#39;t it? I got you.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to @JoshAllen41_ finding out he&#39;s headed to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DUUUVAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DUUUVAL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oRlJSEZVAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oRlJSEZVAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jaguars\/status\/1121599393138905088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the heels of the best season in 41 years\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/mark-stoops-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Stoops<\/a> and the coaching staff will no doubt be using one this draft as a major recruiting tool. In addition to having the number seven pick the Cats could have as many as eight players picked in the draft. The fact Allen was a two star recruit coming out of school only enhances the staff&#8217;s ability to develop players.<\/p>\n<p>Stay with <strong>Last Word On College Football<\/strong> throughout the weekend as we keep you updated on the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Allen Drafted Seventh By Jacksonville In NFL Draft After going the last two years with no players chosen the Kentucky Football program bounced back in a big way. All-American Edge Rusher\u00a0Josh Allen was drafted seventh by the\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars\u00a0in the first round. #Sacksonville is ready for you, @JoshAllen41_@UKFootball | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com\/CAwsTD7ye4 &mdash; Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":877,"featured_media":20431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[3177,184,4757,4738,1766,285,126],"class_list":["post-21433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-sec","tag-2019-nfl-draft","tag-cfb","tag-doug-marrone","tag-jacksonville-jaguars","tag-josh-allen","tag-mark-stoops","tag-ncaa"],"modified_by":"Tony Siracusa, CFB Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/877"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}