The recollections and stories about seeing Braelon Allen on a football field for the first time follow a near identical trajectory.

The New York Jets may have found a steal in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft when they selected former Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen with the No. 134 overall pick. Despite being one of the youngest players in the entire class and possessing excellent size at 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, there were nine running backs selected over him.

Braelon Allen is a good running back, as we’ve seen so far with the New York Jets. He’s been the thunder to Breece Hall’s lightning and ran for 55 yards on Thursday on just 11 carries. And that made everyone wonder: how did the running back out of Wisconsin fall to the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft?