100 Days, 100 Reasons G6 Football Matters

Josh Allen was not recruited. Not by anybody.

He played quarterback at Firebaugh High School in California's Central Valley. Zero stars on 247Sports. Zero Division I scholarship offers. During his JUCO season, Allen emailed over 1,000 college coaches with a Hudl highlight link. He got zero callbacks.

Allen went to Reedley College — a junior college near Fresno. He threw 26 touchdowns in one season. Wyoming's coaching staff found him by accident. They were at Reedley scouting a different player. Allen caught their attention. Wyoming and Eastern Michigan offered scholarships. Eastern Michigan withdrew its offer when Allen visited Laramie. The Cowboys were his only option.

He broke his collarbone in seven places in his first start at Wyoming. He came back and threw for 3,203 yards with 28 touchdowns as a sophomore. He declared for the NFL Draft after his junior year, walking off the field at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl as the game's MVP.

The Buffalo Bills drafted him seventh overall in 2018. Five quarterbacks went in the first round that year — Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Allen, Josh Rosen and Lamar Jackson. Allen is the one holding the most guaranteed money in NFL history.

In March 2025, Allen signed a six-year, $330 million extension with $250 million guaranteed — the richest guaranteed contract in NFL history. He won the 2024 NFL MVP — the first Bills quarterback to win the award. The kid from Firebaugh who couldn't get a return phone call is now the most financially committed player in professional football.

He became all of that at a Mountain West program in Laramie, Wyoming — elevation 7,220 feet, the only four-year university in the state. The Power 4 passed. Wyoming didn't. The development pipeline works.

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