Somehow, Washington Redskins defender Jonathan Allen seems to get lost in the conversation at times.
Which is a shame, as Allen is already one of the NFL’s premier defenders.
As ESPN’s Field Yates notes, Allen is in some rare company among players drafted in 2017. The No. 17 overall pick already has 15 sacks.
And that’s just the beginning. Last year alone, Allen put up 12 hurries, 21 pressures and six sacks.
Also consider Allen only got in five games as a rookie, which translated to just 15 percent of the defense’s overall snaps. For a variety of reasons, he’s yet to even hit the 80-percent threshold in a season over three years.
In other words, the best may be yet to come from Allen, who is one of the reasons the Redskins boast a solid-looking front seven for the foreseeable future.
Most sacks amongst players drafted in 2017:
1. T.J. Watt: 34.5
2. Myles Garrett: 30.5
3. Takk McKinley: 16.5
4. Jonathan Allen: 15.0
5. Carl Lawson: 14.5— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 12, 2020
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