- ESPN’s John Keim reports that Washington Redskins rookie interior-defender Jonathan Allen will miss the remainder of the 2017 season. Allen reportedly suffered a foot injury in the team’s Week 6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
- Heading into the draft, Allen was PFF’s top-rated defensive tackle, after he ended the 2016 college season with ‘elite’ grade 92.1. However, Allen fell to the Redskins at pick 17 and has been an excellent addition to the team’s defense since. He’s played 159 snaps in five regular-season games, and is currently ranked 28th of 124 interior linemen with a PFF overall grade of 81.3.
- Through five games of the 2017 season, 85.5 percent of Allen’s snaps have come in the pass-rush, and he has been mightily impressive. On those 106 pass-rushing snaps, Allen has produced three sacks, three hits and 10 hurries, resulting in a pass-rush productivity of 12.0 that ranks fifth among 107 interior linemen with at least 50 pass-rushing snaps.
- With Allen out, increased opportunities will arise for veterans Stacy McGee, Ziggy Hood and Terrell McClain, but they will have to dig deep if they’re going to emulate Allen’s success in the pass-rush. Through five games, Allen’s 16 pressures are more than Hood, McGee and McClain have combined.
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