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##1717 JJoshosh AAllenllen QQuarterback,uarterback, 6-5,6-5, 240,240, JuniorJunior FFirebaugh,irebaugh, Calif.Calif. (Reedley(Reedley CC,CC, Calif.)Calif.)

Highlights/Honors •2018 NFL Scouting Combine Participant •2018 North Team Most Outstanding Player, Senior Bowl •2018 Ranked by numerous NFL personnel as a First Round Draft Pick •2017 Most Valuable Player, •2017 Davey O’Brien Award Watch List •2017 Manning Award Watch List •2017 Maxwell Award Watch List •2017 Walter Camp Award Watch List •2017 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year •2017 Manning Passing Academy •Two-year Team Captain as voted by his teammates

Career Accomplishments (FBS Totals at Wyoming): In his two seasons as the starting for the , Josh Allen led the Wyoming Cowboys to two consecutive eight-win seasons, two consecutive bowl appearances and he concluded his college career with a 37-14 victory in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, earning Most Valuable Player honors for the bowl win. He was named the North Team Most Outstanding Player in the 2018 Senior Bowl, and participated in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine. Over his Wyoming career, Allen accounted for 5,833 yards of total offense, including 5,066 passing yards and 767 rushing yards. He was responsible for 57 for his career (44 passing, 12 rushing and 1 receiving). He threw 44 passes vs. 21 . His combined record as a starter in 2016 and ‘17 was 16-9 for a 64.0 winning percentage. Wyoming was 8-6 in 2016 with Allen as the starter and was 8-3 in the 11 games Allen started in 2017. The junior missed the final two regular-season games of 2017 due to a right shoulder injury, but he returned to play an outstanding game in Wyoming’s bowl victory. Graduated in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in social science. 2017 (Junior): Allen displayed amazing leadership skills in helping guide a very young Wyoming offense to an 8-5 record, a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division behind only Boise State and a bowl win in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Despite losing four All-Conference offensive performers to NFL rosters in 2017, including Wyoming’s career rushing leader, Allen’s top two receiving targets and his starting center, the junior QB found ways to win games for the Cowboys. Allen completed 152 of 270 passes (56.3 percent) for 1,812 yards as a junior. He threw 16 TD passes and only six interceptions in 2017. In his final four games of the ‘17 season, he threw 8 touchdown passes and 0 interceptions. He also added 5 rushing touchdowns his junior year, totalling 21 TDs Responsible For. In the bowl victory, Allen threw three first-quarter touchdown passes of 23 yards, 11 yards and 45 yards to help lead the Cowboys to the win over Central Michigan on way to game MVP honors. He completed 11 of 19 passes vs. CMU for 154 yards. Among his top games was a 5 touchdown performance (4 TD passes, 1 TD rushing) in a 42-3 win over New Mexico for which he was named Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Allen led the Cowboys on two late, game-winning drives during the 2017 season -- one in overtime vs. Hawai’i and one in a come- from-behind win over rival Colorado State in the fourth quarter. The only three losses suffered by Wyoming in 2017 with Allen as the starter were to three bowl teams -- on the road at Iowa, at home to Oregon and on the road at Boise State. Wyoming’s other two losses came with him out of the lineup due to injury. He guided a Cowboy offense that ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 2 in the nation in red-zone offense, scoring on 97.1 percent (33 of 34) of its red-zone opportunities. The Cowboys also ranked No. 19 in the nation in fewest turnovers lost -- only 14 total turnovers lost. Allen was invited to and participated in the Manning Passing Academy in June of 2017. He also attended a special program approved by the NCAA for underclassmen at the 2017 NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis, Ind. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Allen helped lead Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and a spot in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming hosted that championship game as the highest ranked team in the conference. The Cowboys went on to earn a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. He was a key player in Wyoming’s win over two Top 25 ranked teams (Boise State and San Diego State) in 2016, as Wyoming also earned votes itself in the national polls. The Cowboy offense ranked No. 2 in the MW and No. 25 in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 35.9 points per game. Wyoming led the conference and ranked 22nd nationally in first downs (312). As a team, UW averaged 15.27 yards per pass completion to rank No. 3 in the MW and No. 8 in the NCAA. The Cowboys converted 90.6 percent of their red-zone opportunities into points to rank No. 2 in the league and No. 14 in the country. As a sophomore, Allen ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 6 nationally in passing yards per completion (15.33 yards). He also led the MW and was No. 16 in the country in points responsible for (218). Allen threw 28 touchdown passes in 2016, placing him No. 1 in the conference and No. 20 in the NCAA. 2016 (Continued): Allen was second in the MW and 32nd in the nation in passing yards (3,203). He was also No. 2 in conference and No. 40 in the nation in total offense (266.1 yards per game). His 3,203 passing yards in 2016 are the fifth best single-season total in Wyoming school history, and his 3,726 yards of total offense in a single season rank No. 3 in school history. His 36 touchdowns responsible for -- passing (28), rushing (7) and receiving (1) -- rank No. 2 in Wyoming single-season history. Allen’s 28 passing TDs rank as the third best single season at Wyoming. He had five games of 300+ yards of total offense: 315 vs. Northern Illinois; 327 vs. Boise State; 327 vs. Utah State; 366 at UNLV; and 338 vs. San Diego State in the regular-season meeting between the two schools. His high passing game was a 334-yard effort at UNLV, his high rushing game was 74 yards vs. Air Force and his high total offense game was 366 at UNLV (334 passing and 32 rushing). 2015 (Sophomore): Allen saw action in the first two games of the 2015 season for the Pokes before suffering a season-ending injury. He was granted a medical hardship by the NCAA, restoring his sophomore season of eligibility in 2016. He earned his first career start against Eastern Michigan. Against Eastern Michigan, he was 3 of 4 passing for 32 yards, and he rushed for 40 yards on three carries with a long run of 24 yards before being injured early in the game. Allen also appeared in the season opener against North Dakota going 1 of 2 passing for 19 yards. For the season, Allen was 4 of 6 passing for 51 yards with three carries for 40 yards. 2014 (Junior College, Freshman): Allen led a Reedley Community College offense that averaged 452.2 yards of total offense per game to rank No. 9 among all California junior college teams in total offense. Reedley averaged 285.3 passing yards per game to rank No. 7 among all California JCs, scored 39.4 points per game to rank No. 10 in the state and averaged 166.9 yards rushing to rank 26th. Individually, Allen’s 26 touchdown passes tied him for No. 7 among all California junior college in 2014. He also ranked 20th among California JUCO quarterbacks in passing yards as a freshman, and ranked 42nd in the state in rushing, averaging 66.0 yards per game. He played for head coach Randy Whited at Reedley College. High School: Allen played his high school football at Firebaugh High School in Firebaugh, Calif. He also was an outstanding baseball and basketball player in high school. Personal: He is the son of LaVonne and Joel Allen. He graduated in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of Wyoming.

JOSH ALLEN CAREER STATISTICS PASS COMP. COMP. PASS TDs/ RUSH RUSH TOTAL YEAR G EFF. /ATT. % YARDS INTs. YDs TDs OFFENSE 2015 2 138.07 4- 6 66.7 51 0/ 0 40 0 91 2016 14 144.89 209-373 56.0 3,203 28/15 523 7 3,726 2017 11 127.78 152-270 56.3 1,812 16/ 6 204 5 2,016 Totals 27 365-649 56.2 5,066 44/21 767 12 5,833