Josh Allen in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Wyoming, 2015–⁠17

Josh Allen

Number
No. 17
Height
6′5″
Weight
233 lb
Hometown
Firebaugh, CA
Born
May 21, 1996, in Firebaugh, California

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Josh Allen played quarterback at Wyoming (2015–⁠17). The Buffalo Bills took Allen in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,203
Passing yards, 2016 (Wyoming, 8–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 7
Overall, 2018 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

334passing yards, career highat UNLV, 20164touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. New Mexico, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highat Nevada, 2016

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Wyoming4666.7518.500
2016Wyoming20937356.03,2038.62815
2017Wyoming15227056.31,8126.7166
Career36564956.25,0667.84421

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Wyoming34013.3024
2016Wyoming1435123.6738
2017Wyoming922042.2522
Career2387563.21238

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Wyoming17QB
2016Wyoming17QB
2017Wyoming17QB6′5″233

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2015Wyoming90.53––4.8–––
2016Wyoming4870.3987th (n=152)0.25188.051%0.400.20
2017Wyoming3620.2654th (n=160)0.2592.354%0.200.16

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Wyoming 11 games, 1,812 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atIowaL 3–⁠24234017402−10
Sep 9vs.Gardner-WebbW 27–⁠0223232820–
Sep 16vs.OregonL 13–⁠49924640125
Sep 23vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠21919921017
Sep 30vs.Texas StateW 45–⁠1014242193012
Oct 14atUtah StateW 28–⁠2318262081136
Oct 21atBoise StateL 14–⁠2412271311262
Oct 28vs.New MexicoW 42–⁠316282344020
Nov 4vs.Colorado StateW 16–⁠1310201380060
Nov 11atAir ForceW 28–⁠148117010−15
Dec 22 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠14111915430−3
2016 Wyoming 14 games, 3,203 passing yards, 28 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 40–⁠3419292452070
Sep 10atNebraskaL 17–⁠521632189157
Sep 17vs.UC DavisW 45–⁠2211151983018
Sep 23atEastern MichiganL 24–⁠271929234012
Oct 1atColorado StateW 38–⁠177181651055
Oct 8vs.Air ForceW 35–⁠2615271733074
Oct 22atNevadaW 42–⁠349131450052
Oct 29vs.Boise StateW 30–⁠2818312743153
Nov 5vs.Utah StateW 52–⁠2816262614166
Nov 12atUNLVL 66–⁠6914313344232
Nov 19vs.San Diego StateW 34–⁠3316312822156
Nov 26atNew MexicoL 35–⁠561828248002
Dec 3vs.San Diego StateL 24–⁠27143124832−2
Dec 21 ✦vs.BYUL 21–⁠2417322072227
2015 Wyoming 2 games, 51 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.North DakotaL 13–⁠24121900–
Sep 12vs.Eastern MichiganL 29–⁠4834320040

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′4⅞″
Weight237 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan78⅜″W
40-yard dash4.75 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

9 seasons, 130 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

Pro Bowls: 5 (2020–⁠22, 2024–⁠25) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2020, 2024)

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2020, 2024.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2018Buffalo Bills121683192,0441012631
2019Buffalo Bills162714613,089209510
2020Buffalo Bills163965724,5443710421
2021Buffalo Bills174096464,4073615763
2022Buffalo Bills163595674,2833514762
2023Buffalo Bills173855794,3062918524
2024Buffalo Bills163074833,731286531
2025Buffalo Bills163194603,6682510579
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills4791191,03963118
NFL career1302,6934,20631,111226974,839

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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