QB Josh Allen visiting Denver Broncos on Monday

2018 NFL Draft hopeful and former Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen is visiting the Denver Broncos on Monday, meeting with team officials…

When it comes to showing interest in players prior to the 2018 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos have not shown more interest in any single player than Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, who is taking an official pre-draft visit to Denver on Monday.

Let’s take a quick look at the timeline here…

John Elway, Matt Russell attend Idaho Potato Bowl

The Broncos’ top officials started making the rounds at college bowl games by visiting the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho. John Elway and Matt Russell got an up-close-and-personal look at Allen in this game, which was a microcosm of his scouting report.

Allen made some jaw-dropping throws in this game, and he had some head-scratching misses. But no one really remembers the head-scratching misses when you’re making these kinds of plays:

Broncos coach Josh Allen at Senior Bowl

Much of the focus at the 2018 Senior Bowl was on the fact that the Broncos had requested Baker Mayfield to be on their roster as they were coaching the North team at this year’s Senior Bowl.

But you had better believe they made sure Allen was on their roster as well.

I was in Mobile for the Senior Bowl, and I recall one morning sitting in the hotel lobby where in walked new Broncos quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan along with Josh Allen, talking shop.

I can’t say Sullivan didn’t spend that kind of quality time with Baker Mayfield, but that was what I saw one of the days.

Allen showed great improvement in his game at the Senior Bowl, despite the occasional overthrow. I suppose that will happen when you throw the ball 70 miles per hour. There were rumblings at the Senior Bowl that Allen’s throws were uncatchable even when on target, because he throws the ball that hard.

A good coach should be able to teach him to let up a little bit.

Broncos meet with Josh Allen at Scouting Combine

The Broncos obviously got another chance to get with Allen at the Scouting Combine, as they almost certainly did with any prospect they have interest in. Meetings at the Combine are limited to 15 minutes, but this was another interaction between the Broncos and Allen that adds some fuel to this fire.

Broncos at Allen’s Pro Day

Allegedly, Gary Kubiak is a prime reason why the Broncos signed Case Keenum in free agency. If that’s the case, then his presence at pro days is as significant as John Elway’s.

Kubiak and Brian Stark attended Allen’s pro day, along with a number of other key scouts with the team. Allen, predictably, was good at his pro day, showing off his elite level arm strength.

Josh Allen taking official pre-draft visit to Denver

In addition to all of these other meetings and encounters, Allen is taking a visit to Denver on Monday.

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Anyone who thinks this is a smokescreen, or that the Broncos’ interest in any of the top quarterbacks in this draft is a smokescreen, is sorely mistaken.

You don’t waste this amount of time, especially when these players are meeting with Joe Ellis on their official visits.

The Broncos are more than likely going to take a quarterback at number five overall, and more than any of the players, the Broncos have taken advantage of chances to be around Allen, watching him play, and meeting with him face to face.

They also worked with him for an entire week in Mobile.

Allen could be off the board long before the Broncos pick at number five overall, but if he’s on the board, they have obviously done enough homework on him to make an educated decision of whether or not he has the potential to be this team’s franchise quarterback of the future.