Christopher Allen (American football)

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Christopher Allen (American football) - Wikipedia

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Christopher Allen

Allen with the Houston Roughnecks in 2024

No. 2 – Houston Roughnecks

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

August 12, 1998 (age 26)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

242 lb (110 kg)

Career information

High school:

Southern University Laboratory
(Baton Rouge, LA)

College:

Alabama (2017–2021)

Undrafted:

2022

Career history

Denver Broncos (2022)
Houston Roughnecks (2024–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

2× CFP national champion (2017, 2020)
Second-team All-SEC (2020)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Christopher Allen (born August 12, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Alabama.

Early life

Allen grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and attended Southern University Laboratory School.^[1] As a senior, he was named the Class 1A Defensive MVP after recording 82 tackles with 14 tackles for loss and six sacks.^[2] Allen committed to play college football at Alabama after considering offers from Arkansas, Auburn, and LSU.^[3]

College career

Allen played in seven games as a freshman.^[4] Allen suffered a season ending injury in preseason training camp going into his sophomore year and was granted a medical redshirt.^[5] He returned the next year and played in all 13 of Alabama's games.^[6] Allen was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) as a redshirt junior after recording 41 tackles with an SEC-leading 13 tackles for loss and six sacks.^[7] He suffered a broken foot in the season opener during his redshirt senior year and missed the remainder of the season.^[8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	33 in (0.84 m)	10 in (0.25 m)	4.79 s	1.64 s	2.72 s	37.0 in (0.94 m)	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Sources:^[9]^[10]

Denver Broncos

Allen signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2022.^[11] He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2022.^[12] He was waived on August 29, 2023.^[13]

Houston Roughnecks

On April 23, 2024, Allen signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL).^[14] He re-signed with the team on August 22, 2024.^[15]

References

^ Fambrough, Robin (November 30, 2016). "Southern Lab linebacker Christopher Allen maintains his focus despite juggling effects of flooding". The Advocate. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ Fambrough, Robin (December 22, 2016). "Southern Lab linebacker Chris Allen wins Class 1A honor for second straight year". The Advocate. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ Morale III, Amos (July 19, 2019). "Alabama gets commitment from Southern Lab LB Chris Allen". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ Tsoukalas, Tony (December 30, 2019). "Alabama linebacker Christopher Allen is 'something to get excited about'". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ Scarborough, Alex (August 18, 2018). "Alabama OLB Christopher Allen 'probably' out for season with knee injury". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ Byington, Alex (December 23, 2019). "Alabama's Josh Jobe, Chris Allen poised to replace veteran starters in Citrus Bowl". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ Sallee, Barrett (September 6, 2021). "What Alabama LB Christopher Allen's fractured foot means for the Crimson Tide defense". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ Rodak, Mike (September 4, 2021). "Alabama OLB Christopher Allen 'may be lost for the season'". AL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Christopher Allen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Christopher Allen College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ Swanson, Ben (May 12, 2022). "Broncos sign 13 college free agents". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^ Swanson, Ben (August 10, 2022). "Broncos sign two running backs, place Christopher Allen on injured reserve". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2023). "Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ @UFL_PR (August 22, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Twitter.

External links

Alabama Crimson Tide bio

2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Nick Saban

Assistant coaches: Derrick Ansley; Burton Burns; Scott Cochran; Brian Daboll; Karl Dunbar; Rob Ezell; Brent Key; Mike Locksley; Tosh Lupoi; Mike Miller; Alex Mortensen; Brian Niedermeyer; Joe Pannunzio; Nick Perry; Jeremy Pruitt; Shea Tierney; William Vlachos; Chris Weinke; Bobby Williams; Jody Wright

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Nick Saban

Assistant coaches: Major Applewhite; Javier Arenas; Jeff Banks; Max Bullough; Rob Ezell; Kyle Flood; Pete Golding; Charles Huff; Butch Jones; Charles Kelly; Shiloh Keo; A. J. Milwee; Alex Mortensen; Nick Perry; Freddie Roach; Steve Sarkisian; Karl Scott; Mike Stoops; Charlie Strong; Sal Sunseri; Tino Sunseri; Holmon Wiggins

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