NFL Draft: Josh Allen thinks inaccuracy has been 'blown out of proportion'

Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen says he's been annoyed by talk about his inaccuracy and believes improved footwork will solve those issues.

The 2018 NFL Draft is expected to be quite the quarterback-heavy event given the bevy of quality prospects at the position. Among the most notable has been Wyoming's Josh Allen.

Allen possesses the prototypical size and athleticism that team's desire in an NFL quarterback. However, there are still looming concerns about his poor accuracy in college. Allen admitted during an appearance on PFT Live that the criticisms have been somewhat bothersome:

“The inaccuracy issue,” Allen said. “Going back to college having a 56-percent completion percentage. Obviously, it’s not great. But I think that it’s a little blown out of proportion. I do think that I’m accurate. Jordan Palmer’s helped me out a lot throughout this process with getting my feet right. Once we did that [I’m] throwing the ball a little easier. The ball’s coming out and where it’s supposed to be.”

Allen went on to explain why his completion percentage may have taken a hit.

“I think if you look at the film at the times that I did miss, my feet were jacked,” Allen said. “Going back to our offensive system I was asked to do a lot of things within our system. Threw the ball downfield a lot. I am the one to admit that I didn’t put the ball where it needed to be all the time. But, you know, given the circumstances that we had in Wyoming, we won two back-to-back eight-win seasons. It was a place where we ended up winning football games. I think that I helped out in that manner putting the team in the best position to win football games.”

It makes sense that Allen would do what he can to limit doubts about any part of his game just days ahead of the draft. Regardless, there is still speculation that he may be the first quarterback taken off the board. That said, Allen should be happy that the concerns about his accuracy have not lowered his draft stock like they did for Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Jackson actually finished with a better completion percentage that Allen did last season. However, the former Heisman Trophy winner is the one that had been asked to potentially switch positions to wide receiver. Meanwhile, Allen's prospects have him going as high as No. 1 to the Cleveland Browns. While there is little doubt about the talent at the quarterback position this year, it would be far-fetched to assume that all will pan out to be franchise players.