Penn State Football: 5 overreactions from win over Indiana

4. Marcus Allen is a bad dude

Before the season, many mock draft professionals gave Penn State’s senior safety Marcus Allen first round grades, and so far this season, he has lived up to his praise chorus.

Even though Allen has never excelled in coverage over his four seasons in Happy Valley, his ability to defend against the run and attack opposing ball carries may be the best of any player in the entire nation.

Used almost like an enforcer in the Nittany Lions’ secondary, Allen roams the defensive backfield, and absolutely drops the hammer on any anyone who dares to get in his way.

Of the numerous players who left Penn State’s Week 5 home game against Indiana due to injury, at least half resulted from a one-on-one encounter with Allen, highlighted by the his absolutely brutal hit against Indiana’s freshman running back Morgan Ellison mid-way through the first quarter.

Seriously, that’s just brutal.

As Allen continues to deliver highlight reel hits down the stretch for the Nittany Lions, it’s worth wondering just how good he can be at the next level.

While he isn’t a fit for every team, specifically teams like the Philadelphia Eagles, who like to deploy a duo of safeties with cornerback-esque coverage skills, he would excel in a scheme similar to that of the Seattle Seahawks, the Arizona Falcons and Washington Redskins, who prefer to deploy an enforcer at the strong safety position.

Expect teams like the Denver Broncos and the Jacksonville Jaguars to pay heavy attention to Allen in the early portion of the 2018 NFL Draft.