The Wisconsin football team and Alabama have joined forces as star running back Braelon Allen is teaming up with Derrick Henry for the combine.
Allen, a three-year starter for the Badgers at running back, entered the draft after an injury riddled year this past season. The dynamic running back has received plenty of comparisons to one of the best backs in the NFL over the last few years, Alabama alumni Derrick Henry. Henry and Allen have now teamed up ahead of the combine to prepare the rookie for his first year of play in the NFL.
Wisconsin Football Star Running Back Braelon Allen Preparing For NFL With All-Pro Derrick Henry
Ahead of the NFL combine on February 29th through March 3rd, former Wisconsin football star running back Braelon Allen met up with a highly successful NFL free agent. Former Tennessee Titans legend Derrick Henry, who recently entered free agency this off-season, spent some time with Allen talking football and the position ahead of his combine showing.
Allen was asked about his relationship with Henry and claimed Henry was a close friend and mentor for the running back. At 6-foot-2-inches, 245-pounds, Allen could be the closest thing to Henry that will enter the NFL again, so there is no question as to why he tries to emulate the game of Henry. Allen claims that the best thing he learned from Henry thus far is to ‘take care of his body’ ahead of his first season in the NFL.
Allen has missed time due to a multitude of different injuries throughout his collegiate career with the Wisconsin football team.
Braelon Allen Aims to Continue Wisconsin Badgers Football, ‘Running Back University’ Legacy
After starting his collegiate career with the Wisconsin football program at just 17-years old, Allen has done nothing but display his enormous potential time and time again. Allen has an exceptional balance between speed, power, and vision that allows his to excel at the position. Allen rushed for 1268 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns as a Freshman and added 1242 yards on the ground a Sophomore to his career total.
Allen is the latest of many Wisconsin football running backs who have aimed to carry on the vast tradition of turning their collegiate success into professional success. There is a reason why the Badgers call themselves ‘Running Back University’, and Allen aims to continue to prove why the Badgers do so.
Can Allen Live Up to High Draft Expectations, NFL Potential?
There is no doubt that Braelon Allen possesses the skills necessary to become a strong running back in the NFL in the future. However, the issues that are currently keeping Allen from doing so involve his acceleration and movement after he hits the line of scrimmage. Allen struggles to change direction in traffic and escape the first set of defenders in his path.
Once Allen is able to burst past the first line of defense and gets a head of steam, he is an incredibly difficult back to bring down. Hopefully, working with a running back like Derrick Henry who excels at doing so will improve Allen’s development.
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