Josh Allen in the top five of Mel Kiper's NFL Draft Big Board

@MrsTylerKSR

Josh Allen’s incredible senior campaign continues to turn heads. Yesterday, the Kentucky pass rusher was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, and today, Mel Kiper has him fourth on his new NFL Draft Big Board, up five spots from No. 9.

“I pegged Allen before the season as a potential Day 2 pick, as he broke out in 2017 with seven sacks, 66 tackles and an interception,” Kiper writes. “He has been underrated in this class, and now he has a chance to be a top-10 pick. Allen is disruptive, and he has the length that NFL teams love as a 3-4 outside linebacker. He has 14 sacks this season, including a three-sack game against South Carolina, and has forced five fumbles.”

The rest of the top five: Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa, Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, LSU linebacker Devin White, and LSU cornerback Andraez Williams. Speaking of White, he rode his horse around Death Valley today:

Best Moment Of My Life 🤠 #DaisyMae pic.twitter.com/b9vhhFjWhy

— DEVIN WHITE (@DevinWhite__40) November 29, 2018

it's a casual Thursday at Louisiana State University ladies and gents!! here we see @LSUfootball's star defender, Devin White, riding his horse around campus pic.twitter.com/IgXZAGUG46

— taryn antoine (@taryndeshay) November 29, 2018

Devin White’s love of horses is a great story for another day, but for now, I’m just here, appreciating Josh Allen. These stats from UK are incredible:

Leads the Southeastern Conference and ranks third nationally in sacks (14.0)
Leads the league and ranks 11th nationally in tackles for loss (18.5)
Tied for the NCAA lead in most forced fumbles (five)
Broke Kentucky single-season (14) and career records (28.5) for sacks
12 of his 14 sacks have come in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter
11 career forced fumbles tie former Wildcat and current Chicago Bear linebacker Danny Trevathan for UK’s career mark (forced fumbles stats available since 1988)
First-Team Mid-Season All-America by The Associated Press, ESPN.com, Pro Football Focus and The Athletic
Three-time National Defensive Player of the Week
Four times SEC Defensive Player of the Week this season, including two wins he clinched with a sack, fumble, and UK recovery on the final possession
84 total tackles, six QB hurries, four pass breakups and two fumble recoveries
Current finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Butkus Award
Current semifinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy