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Marcus Allen (linebacker)

January 01, 1970

Marcus Deshawn Allen (born August 7, 1996) is an American football linebacker[1] who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Marcus Allen
Allen with the Steelers in 2020
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 27)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.
(Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
College:Penn State
Position:Linebacker
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 148
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at PFR

Early life edit

Allen attended Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where he was a three-year letterman. He recorded just over 150 tackles and four interceptions over his four years in high school. He was rated a four-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals. He was ranked as a Top 30 prospect at safety nationally by Scout and 247Sports, and rated the No. 6 prep player in Maryland by 247Sports. He was named after All-Pro and Super Bowl champion running back Marcus Allen.[2]

Recruiting edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Marcus Allen
S 		Upper Marlboro, MD Dr. Henry Wise HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) N/A Apr 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 77[3]
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career edit

Playing all 13 games, starting 7, Allen recorded a total of 58 tackles with one sack and two tackle for loss. During his sophomore season he ranked second on the team in tackles with 81 only behind Brandon Bell. Had six tackles and one forced fumble vs Georgia in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. In his junior season he ranked No. 16 in the Big Ten Conference with 7.9 tackles per game. No. 3 in the Big Ten and tied for No. 30 in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with two fumble recoveries. The 22-tackle effort vs. Minnesota ranked No. 3 on the FBS single-game list in 2016 (24 - Obi Melifonwu, UConn & Rodney Butler, NMSU).[4] In 2016, Allen also blocked the field goal that Grant Haley would return for a touchdown to upset No. 2 Ohio State, which became known as the Block Six.

College statistics edit

Penn State Nittany Lions
Season Team Games Tackles Sacks/Yds TFL/Yds Fumbles Interceptions
Solo Asst Tot FF FR Defl Int TD
2014 Penn State 13 35 23 58 1/11 2/13 0 0 3 0 0
2015 Penn State 12 44 38 81 1/9 5/19 2 1 2 0 0
2016 Penn State 14 57 53 110 0/0 6/15 1 2 3 0 0
2017 Penn State 13 45 26 71 1/4 4/12 2 0 3 1 1
Total 52 181 139 320 3/24 17/59 5 3 11 1 1

Professional career edit

On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Allen had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[5] On January 17, 2018, Allen played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl as part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team that lost 45–16 to the South. Allen attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, but opted to only perform the vertical jump, broad jump, bench press, and short shuttle. On March 20, 2018, he attended Penn State's pro day and completed the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, and three-cone drill. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Allen was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the fourth best strong safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com.[6]

External videos
  Marcus Allen's NFL Combine Workout
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m) 		215 lb
(98 kg) 		30+5⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.63 s 1.57 s 2.67 s 4.32 s 7.13 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Penn State's Pro Day[7][6]

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Allen in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[8] Allen was the 15th safety drafted in 2018.[9] On May 10, 2018, the Steelers signed Allen to a four-year, $2.75 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $292,637.[10]

External videos
  Steelers draft Marcus Allen 148th overall

On August 31, 2019, Allen was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] On December 20, he was promoted to the active roster.[13]

Allen was moved to linebacker for the 2020 season, and signed a one-year contract extension with the team on March 9, 2021.[14]

On March 15, 2022, the Steelers placed an original-round restricted free agent tender on Allen. He was released during final roster cuts on August 30.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Steelers Player Roster | Pittsburgh Steelers - Steelers.com". www.steelers.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Marcus Allen - Scout.com". Scout. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Marcus Allen Recruiting Profile - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. ^ . GoPSUSports. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 Reese's Senior Bowl Invite Tracker". rosterwatch.com. November 10, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Marcus Allen, DS #4 SS, Penn State". draftscout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Marcus Allen (S)". NFL.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Results: Pittsburgh Steelers select safety Marcus Allen with fifth round pick". Behind The Steel Curtain. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Spotrac.com: Marcus Allen contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Steelers announce 2019 practice squad". Steelers.com. September 1, 2019.
  13. ^ Kozora, Alex (December 20, 2019). "Steelers Release Kameron Kelly, Promote Marcus Allen To 53 Man Roster". steelersdepot.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Varley, Teresa (March 9, 2021). "Allen signed to a one-year contract". Steelers.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Varley, Teresa (August 30, 2022). . Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.

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Marcus Deshawn Allen born August 7 1996 is an American football linebacker 1 who is a free agent He played college football at Penn State He previously played for the Pittsburgh Steelers Marcus AllenAllen with the Steelers in 2020Personal informationBorn 1996 08 07 August 7 1996 age 27 Silver Spring Maryland U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 215 lb 98 kg Career informationHigh school Dr Henry A Wise Jr Upper Marlboro Maryland College Penn StatePosition LinebackerNFL draft 2018 Round 5 Pick 148Career historyPittsburgh Steelers 2018 2022 Career highlights and awardsFirst team All Big Ten 2017 Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 57Player stats at PFR Contents 1 Early life 1 1 Recruiting 2 College career 2 1 College statistics 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editAllen attended Dr Henry A Wise Jr High School in Upper Marlboro Maryland where he was a three year letterman He recorded just over 150 tackles and four interceptions over his four years in high school He was rated a four star recruit by Scout and 247Sports and a three star prospect by ESPN and Rivals He was ranked as a Top 30 prospect at safety nationally by Scout and 247Sports and rated the No 6 prep player in Maryland by 247Sports He was named after All Pro and Super Bowl champion running back Marcus Allen 2 Recruiting edit US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit date Marcus AllenS Upper Marlboro MD Dr Henry Wise HS 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 191 lb 87 kg N A Apr 10 2013 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN grade 77 3 Overall recruiting rankings Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2013 Team Ranking Rivals com College career editPlaying all 13 games starting 7 Allen recorded a total of 58 tackles with one sack and two tackle for loss During his sophomore season he ranked second on the team in tackles with 81 only behind Brandon Bell Had six tackles and one forced fumble vs Georgia in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl In his junior season he ranked No 16 in the Big Ten Conference with 7 9 tackles per game No 3 in the Big Ten and tied for No 30 in the Football Bowl Subdivision FBS with two fumble recoveries The 22 tackle effort vs Minnesota ranked No 3 on the FBS single game list in 2016 24 Obi Melifonwu UConn amp Rodney Butler NMSU 4 In 2016 Allen also blocked the field goal that Grant Haley would return for a touchdown to upset No 2 Ohio State which became known as the Block Six College statistics edit Penn State Nittany Lions Season Team Games Tackles Sacks Yds TFL Yds Fumbles Interceptions Solo Asst Tot FF FR Defl Int TD 2014 Penn State 13 35 23 58 1 11 2 13 0 0 3 0 0 2015 Penn State 12 44 38 81 1 9 5 19 2 1 2 0 0 2016 Penn State 14 57 53 110 0 0 6 15 1 2 3 0 0 2017 Penn State 13 45 26 71 1 4 4 12 2 0 3 1 1 Total 52 181 139 320 3 24 17 59 5 3 11 1 1Professional career editOn November 10 2017 it was announced that Allen had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl 5 On January 17 2018 Allen played in the 2018 Reese s Senior Bowl as part of Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph s North team that lost 45 16 to the South Allen attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis Indiana but opted to only perform the vertical jump broad jump bench press and short shuttle On March 20 2018 he attended Penn State s pro day and completed the 40 yard dash 20 yard dash 10 yard dash and three cone drill At the conclusion of the pre draft process Allen was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts He was ranked the fourth best strong safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout com 6 External videos nbsp Marcus Allen s NFL Combine Workout Pre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 2 1 8 in 1 88 m 215 lb 98 kg 30 5 8 in 0 78 m 9 1 8 in 0 23 m 4 63 s 1 57 s 2 67 s 4 32 s 7 13 s 37 in 0 94 m 10 ft 7 in 3 23 m 15 reps All values from NFL Combine Penn State s Pro Day 7 6 The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Allen in the fifth round 148th overall of the 2018 NFL Draft 8 Allen was the 15th safety drafted in 2018 9 On May 10 2018 the Steelers signed Allen to a four year 2 75 million contract that includes a signing bonus of 292 637 10 External videos nbsp Steelers draft Marcus Allen 148th overall On August 31 2019 Allen was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day 11 12 On December 20 he was promoted to the active roster 13 Allen was moved to linebacker for the 2020 season and signed a one year contract extension with the team on March 9 2021 14 On March 15 2022 the Steelers placed an original round restricted free agent tender on Allen He was released during final roster cuts on August 30 15 References edit Steelers Player Roster Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers com www steelers com Retrieved May 11 2023 Marcus Allen Scout com Scout Retrieved September 2 2017 Marcus Allen Recruiting Profile ESPN ESPN com Retrieved September 1 2017 Marcus Allen Junior season recap GoPSUSports September 1 2017 Archived from the original on August 18 2018 Retrieved September 2 2017 2018 Reese s Senior Bowl Invite Tracker rosterwatch com November 10 2017 Retrieved May 15 2018 a b Marcus Allen DS 4 SS Penn State draftscout com Retrieved May 11 2018 NFL Draft Profile Marcus Allen S NFL com Retrieved May 15 2018 2018 NFL Draft Results Pittsburgh Steelers select safety Marcus Allen with fifth round pick Behind The Steel Curtain April 28 2018 Retrieved July 4 2018 2018 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 18 2023 Spotrac com Marcus Allen contract Spotrac com Retrieved May 15 2018 Steelers make roster cuts Steelers com August 31 2019 Steelers announce 2019 practice squad Steelers com September 1 2019 Kozora Alex December 20 2019 Steelers Release Kameron Kelly Promote Marcus Allen To 53 Man Roster steelersdepot com Retrieved December 20 2019 Varley Teresa March 9 2021 Allen signed to a one year contract Steelers com Retrieved March 9 2021 Varley Teresa August 30 2022 Steelers make first round of roster moves Steelers com Archived from the original on August 30 2022 Retrieved June 15 2023 External links editPenn State Nittany Lions bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcus Allen linebacker amp oldid 1225484460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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