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My Take
What fascinates me about Josh Allen is the sheer improbability of his path. Overlooked out of high school in a small California farming town, he ground his way through junior college at Reedley before Wyoming finally gave him a stage, and the Bills bet on him seventh overall in 2018. I love quarterbacks who play like they remember being doubted, and Allen does — every scramble and downfield heave carries a chip on the shoulder. At 196 centimeters he is built like a tight end yet throws with total abandon. To me he is the best argument that development beats pedigree, and I find his story genuinely energizing.
Overview
Joshua Patrick Allen (born May 21, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). A lightly regarded high school prospect, Allen began his college football career with the Reedley Tigers before transferring to the Wyoming Cowboys. He was selected seventh overall by the Bills in the 2018 NFL draft.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josh Allen
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョシュ・アレン
- Reading
- じょしゅ・あれん
- Born
- May 21, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- Firebaugh, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 196 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Firebaugh High School
- University
- Reedley College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.