NFL Draft: Ranking the 5 most overrated prospects for 2018

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IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 2: Quarterback Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys escapes a tackle from linebacker Josey Jewell #43 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second quarter, on September 2, 2017 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

Well, you figure we’d start off this list with a quarterback. After all, some of the biggest overrated names on draft day tend to play this position.

The reason? Well, there are two kinds of teams in the league — those with franchise-caliber QBs on the roster and those aggressively looking for one.

Wyoming’s Josh Allen will go in the top 10 of the 2018 NFL Draft, possibly within the top five. Here’s the thing, though. CBS Sports currently ranks Allen the No. 55 overall prospect in this year’s class.

Fifty-fifth overall!

That reinforces Allen being overrated. But it doesn’t explain everything. In fact, one of the biggest concerns is Allen’s accuracy. His 56.2 completion percentage over three years (including two starting) at Wyoming isn’t exactly an endorsement.

Sure, his supporting cast wasn’t particularly great. And there are those, like former NFL QB Jordan Palmer (h/t 247 Sports’ Josh Edwards), who feel Allen’s inaccuracy concerns are “overblown.”

OK, so Allen is somehow going to become more accurate at the NFL level? He might have a cannon for an arm, but what good is that if he can’t regularly hit his targets?

We haven’t polled NFL head coaches or scouts here, but nearly every scouting guide out there (including this one from Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller) start off with the first key trait — accuracy.

Not something Allen yet possesses, which makes him overrated for a top-five pick.