Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar recently published his list of the NFL’s top-32 most underrated players and Denver Broncos defensive lineman Zach Allen made the cut.
Farrar describes the underrated players on the list as “secret superstars” — players who are “not given their proper due” by fans and pundits.
For the Broncos, he believes that player is Allen, who just signed a three-year deal with the team this offseason after spending the first four years of his career with the Arizona Cardinals.
Here is part of Farrar’s commentary on Allen:
The 6-foot-4, 281 Allen had his best season to date in 2022, with six sacks, 15 quarterback hits, and 14 quarterback hurries in 427 pass-rushing snaps. Allen’s sacks came everywhere from the edge to aligned over the guards to true nose-shade alignments — so, like his mentor, he’s developed into a guy who can harass quarterbacks from any place you’d like. …
The recent addition of Frank Clark does something for a Denver defensive front in need of pass rush, but it’s Allen who could be the primary disruptor.
That’s a pretty promising endorsement for the 25-year-old defensive lineman. Allen is listed on the team’s roster as a 3-4 defensive end, but he can also play further inside, similar to the role Derek Wolfe played during his time with the team.
Fans will get their first on-field look at Allen when training camp begins next month.
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