It's not a surprise Washington took Allen -- it's a surprise he was available for the taking. After being pegged as a top-10 pick for most of the pre-draft process, Allen unexpectedly fell to the middle of the first round due to medical concerns and a flurry of trades for the top quarterbacks in the 2017 class. With the Redskins in desperate need of a complementary shop wrecker to team with Ryan Kerrigan along the defensive front, the team wisely snapped up the Alabama star with 28.5 career sacks on his college résumé. As a natural 5-technique with a game built on brute strength and power, Allen might be the three-down monster Washington needs to overtake the Cowboys in the NFC East. If he can overcome the injury concerns that clouded his draft status, Allen will make the teams that bypassed him regret their decisions down the road.