Josh Allen: the 2020 NFL Fantasy Player of the Year set for 2021 season

Josh Allen is a Buffalo Bills quarterback playing in the National Football League in the United States of America. 

The 25-year-old is 6-foot-5, weighing 237 pounds and played college football for the University of Wyoming after transferring post his one year at Reedley College.

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At the University of Wyoming, Allen led the Cowboys to a Mountain West Conference division title and two bowl games.

The Buffalo Bills No. 17 had a breakout 2020 season and was named the NFL Fantasy Player of the Year on Saturday at the 10th annual NFL Honors ceremony before Super Bowl LV.

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Wrapping up an impressive stat sheet in 2020, Allen threw for 4,544 yards with 37 touchdowns to only 10 interceptions. 

The No. 17 ran for 421 yards with eight rushing touchdowns and also had a 12-yard receiving touchdown. 

Allen totaled a league-high 436.1 fantasy points in Draft Kings’ fantasy football scoring that led to the Bills quarterback earning the most fantasy points of any player last season.

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He was also named to his first Pro Bowl, an AP Second Team All-Pro and the PFWA Most Improved Player of the Year.

Expectations from Allen are already high as the 2021 season enters Week 3, with Allen eying the upcoming games, one of which could be his breakout fantasy game.

This season, however, Allen is the QB18, and nearly 21 percent of his passes have been considered “bad throws” by Pro Football Reference, up from his career-best 16 percent last season. 

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Some critics feel his breakout 2020 season might have been a fluke, but it might be too soon for some fantasy GM’s to panic over the QB’s performance.

Allen will likely not regress as a passer this season, but even if he does, he would still be comfortably heading toward a third consecutive top-five fantasy campaign, courtesy to his offensive play and significant rushing volume in the red zone. 

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The Bills quarterback, who was inches away from a rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Dolphins in Week 2, would have moved up to QB13 if he had scored then despite playing two of the NFL’s most talented defenses to start the season.

All in all, he should be fine if he does well against Washington in Week 3.