#17

Josh Allen

Former quarterback at Wyoming. 2017: 1,812 passing yards, 16 TD, 6 INT.

QB · Wyoming · #17

6′5″ · 233 lb · Firebaugh, CA

Buffalo — drafted 2018, Rd 1, Pick 7, #7 overall

Recruiting

3★

DUAL recruit

No. 200 nationally · Joined Wyoming

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at Wyoming. 2017: 1,812 passing yards, 16 TD, 6 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wyoming in 2015.
Drafted round 1 by the Buffalo in 2018.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #7 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Wyoming, 5,066 passing yards — drafted at #7 overall by Buffalo.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2015

Signed with Wyoming3-star out of Reedley College

2018

Drafted by Buffaloround 1, pick 7

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#200 national

CFB

College

Wyoming

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #7

Buffalo · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Craig Bohl

Wyoming

Played his entire career under Craig Bohl.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BuffaloEntering 9th NFL season

#7Rd 1 · Pick 7

BuffaloEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Craig Bohl — 18-21 over that span.

2015Wyoming2-10HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2016Wyoming8-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2017Wyoming8-5HC: Craig Bohl · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#39 / 179 · 75th pct

Rush yards#59 / 179 · 67th pct

204

Pass TDs#57 / 179 · 66th pct

Pass yards#81 / 179 · 55th pct

1812

Interceptions#73 / 179 · 53rd pct

Fumbles lost#81 / 163 · 39th pct

Completion %#116 / 179 · 35th pct

56.3%

Yards / att#121 / 179 · 31st pct

6.7

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	176	1.9	7.2	0.1
Road4g	146	0.8	5.9	1.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	177	1.4	6.8	0.6
Weeks 8+4g	143	1.5	6.7	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jay Sawvel

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Wyoming	152	270	56.3%	1,812	6.7	16	6	127.8	--	--	--
2016	Wyoming	209	373	56.0%	3,203	8.6	28	15	144.9	--	--	--
2015	Wyoming	4	6	66.7%	51	8.5	0	0	138.1	--	--	--
Career		365	649	56.2%	5,066	7.8	44	21	137.7	--	--	--

Season	Team
2017	Wyoming	92	204	2.2	5	--
2016	Wyoming	143	512	3.6	7	--
2015	Wyoming	3	40	13.3	0	--
Career		238	756	3.2	12	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2017

W 16–13

vs Colorado State

138 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 33.4 · 60 rush yds (12 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With T. Zaleski — 48 AVG · 53 LONG · 4 NO · A. Conway — 40 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	L 3-24@ Iowa	23/40	174	0	2	4.3	24.9	3 TD passes
Wk 2	W 27-0vs Gardner-Webb	22/32	328	2	0	10.3	96.7	Season-high 328 yds
Wk 3	L 13-49vs Oregon	9/24	64	0	1	2.7	11.5
Wk 4	W 28-21vs Hawai'i	9/19	92	1	0	4.8	63.8
Wk 5	W 45-10vs Texas State	14/24	219	3	0	9.1	82.4	3 TD passes
Wk 7	W 28-23@ Utah State	18/26	208	1	1	8.0	54.1
Wk 8	L 14-24@ Boise State	12/27	131	1	2	4.9	48.3
Wk 9	W 42-3vs New Mexico	16/28	234	4	0	8.4	66.0	4 TD passes
Wk 10	W 16-13vs Colorado State	10/20	138	0	0	6.9	33.4
Wk 11	W 28-14@ Air Force	8/11	70	1	0	6.4	—
Bowl	W 37-14vs Central Michigan	11/19	154	3	0	8.1	79.2
Total		152/270	1812	16	6	6.7	56.0

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology