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2019 NFL Draft: 5 prospects who will divide everybody

By Erik Lambert

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 15: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions warms up before the game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Kent State Golden Flashes at Beaver Stadium on September 15, 2018 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 15: Trace McSorley #9 of the Penn State Nittany Lions warms up before the game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Kent State Golden Flashes at Beaver Stadium on September 15, 2018 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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LEXINGTON, KY – OCTOBER 07: Josh Allen #41 of the Kentucky Wildcats motions at the bench during the game against the Missouri Tigers at Commonwealth Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY – OCTOBER 07: Josh Allen #41 of the Kentucky Wildcats motions at the bench during the game against the Missouri Tigers at Commonwealth Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

Josh Allen (OLB, Kentucky)

After seeing Leonard Floyd the past couple years, teams are going to be considerably more cautious around Josh Allen. Like Floyd, he’s spent most of his college career as a tweener. He mixes time between playing inside linebacker and outside linebacker as an edge rusher. He’s been productive at both but hasn’t mastered either.

He also has that lean, athletic body type as well. There’s no question that Allen could have a bright future in the NFL. He’s a freak from a physical standpoint. The problem is the demands of moving him around haven’t allowed him to master any one position. This means it may take time for him to get going wherever the team that drafts him decides to employ his skills.

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