RB Braelon Allen, Wisconsin, Round 4, Pick 134

The Jets, after making three trades to begin Spherical 4, transferring down from No. 111 after which from No. 126 and 129, lastly made their first choose of day three of the NFL Draft at No. 134 low within the fourth spherical, deciding on Wisconsin operating again Braelon Allen.

“It was an unbelievable, unbelievable feeling,” Corridor advised Jets media about being chosen by the Jets. “A number of backs had been flying off the board. We knew finally it was going to come back, however clearly we waited round a little bit longer than we had hoped for and possibly even than we anticipated. However as soon as I bought that decision, it was an excellent feeling. Nothing however pleasure and happiness and ‘m very excited to be part of this group.”

Allen (6-1, 235) is the youngest participant on this 12 months’s draft class after graduating from Fond du Lac HS in Wisconsin in three years and will likely be 20 years previous for his complete Jets rookie season. Precociously, he led the Badgers in speeding in all three of his seasons at UW after initially signing with this system as a security/linebacker..

He led the Badgers final season with 984 speeding yards at 5.4 yards/carry with 12 touchdowns. Regardless that he missed time with a decrease leg damage, he performed in 11 video games and began 9.

Allen’s 2021 and ’22 campaigns had been his signature seasons as he rushed for 1,268 yards as a freshman at 6.8 yards/carry and 12 speeding TDs, then 1,242 yards, at 5.4 per carry, with 11 TDs. He is No. 9 in Wisconsin historical past with 3,494 profession speeding yards.