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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Ocala, Florida, U.S. | September 23, 1988||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Ocala (FL) Trinity Catholic | ||||||||||||
College: | South Carolina | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 7 / Pick: 242 | ||||||||||||
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Antonio Allen (born September 23, 1988) is a former American football safety. Allen was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round, 242nd overall pick of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football at South Carolina.
Allen attended Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida. Allen earned first-team all-state honors after his senior season at Trinity Catholic. [1]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Antonio Allen Safety | Ocala, Florida | Trinity Catholic High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Unknown | Jan 17, 2007 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (S) Rivals: 42 (Safety), 80 (FL) | ||||||
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Allen the University of South Carolina from 2008 to 2011. He played linebacker his first two years before switching to safety. He finished his career with 198 tackles, 3.5 sacks, four interceptions and two touchdowns.
Allen was considered one of the top safety prospects heading into the 2012 NFL draft. [2]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.58 s | 1.61 s | 2.56 s | 4.25 s | 7.02 s | 34 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 17 reps | |||
10 and 20 yard splits taken from Pro Day. All other values from NFL Combine. [2] |
The New York Jets chose Allen using their seventh round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. [3] [4] Allen came to an agreement with the team on a four-year contract that included a $45,896 signing bonus. [5] Allen was waived on September 1, 2012. [6] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad a day later. [7] Allen was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2012, after the team placed Darrelle Revis on injured reserve. [8] On November 6, 2012, he was waived after the team re-signed Jason Hill. [9] He was signed to the practice squad two days later after clearing waivers. [10] Allen was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2012. [11]
Allen entered the 2013 preseason competing with newly signed Jaiquawn Jarrett for the starting free safety job. [12] Allen finished the 2013 season with 60 tackles, a sack, and an interception for a touchdown.
Allen was waived by the Jets on August 7, 2015, after suffering an Achilles tendon injury. [13] After clearing waivers, he was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2015. [14]
Allen signed with the Houston Texans on March 16, 2016. [15] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Texans. [16]
On September 6, 2016, Allen re-signed with the Jets. [17] He was waived/injured on December 10, 2016, and placed on injured reserve. [18]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2012 | NYJ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | NYJ | 16 | 9 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | NYJ | 15 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | NYJ | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | 18 | 115 | 85 | 30 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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