Brandon Allen (American football)
| No. 10 Jacksonville Jaguars | |||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 5, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Fayetteville (AR) | ||
| College: | Arkansas | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Brandon Allen (born September 5, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was their starting quarterback from 2013 to 2015.
Early years
Allen attended Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As a senior he threw for 3,408 yards and 38 touchdowns. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the fifth best pro-style quarterback recruit.[1]
College career
Allen was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. In 2012, he was the backup to Tyler Wilson. He appeared in five games and started one game after Wilson missed a game because of injury.[2] He finished the season completing 21 of 49 passes for 186 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.
In 2013, Allen took over as the starting quarterback.[3][4] He passed for 1,552 yards, completing 49.6 percent of his throws, and threw for 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for a team that finished 3-9 under first year head coach Bret Bielema.
As a junior in 2014, Allen had 2,285 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions. He was the offensive MVP of the 2014 Texas Bowl, a 31-7 victory against the Texas Longhorns. Allen threw two touchdowns in the game, and Arkansas finished with a 7-6 record.[5]
During his senior year in 2015, Allen threw a school record six touchdown passes against Ole Miss and broke the record two weeks later with seven touchdowns against Mississippi State.[6] He also broke Arkansas' record for career passing touchdowns against Mississippi State.[7] He finished the year with 3,440 passing yards, 30 touchdowns and eight interceptions for a team that finished 8-5, and beat Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl, 45-23.
Allen finished his career with 7,463 passing yards, 64 passing touchdowns and 26 interceptions.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 in | 217 lb | 31 1/4 in | 8 7/8 in | 4.84 s | 7.06 s | 28.0 in | 9 ft 1 in | ||||||||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine[8] | |||||||||||||||||||
In the 2016 NFL Draft, Allen was selected in the 6th round as the 26th pick (201st overall) by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
On May 5, 2016, Allen signed a 4-year $2.48 million contract, which included a $147,687 signing bonus.[9]
Personal life
His father, Bobby Allen, is the Razorbacks’ director of high school and NFL relations. He has a younger brother, Austin Allen, who is a junior quarterback at Arkansas and who became the starting quarterback for the razorbacks after Brandon was drafted in 2016. Allen graduated in 2014 with a degree in recreation and sport management.
References
- ↑ "Brandon Allen".
- ↑ Matt Hayes. "Tyler Wilson does not start for Arkansas against Alabama". Sporting News.
- ↑ "Brandon Allen taking control at Arkansas as quarterback".
- ↑ "Arkansas QB's truck egged after losing game to Mississippi State - For The Win". For The Win.
- ↑ "Texas Bowl notebook: Arkansas' Allen a surprise MVP".
- ↑ "Razorbacks Football: Allen's Big Day Bittersweet". Times Record.
- ↑ "Records don't matter now". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Brandon Allen NFL Combine Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Brandon Allen contract". Espn.go.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.