Brian Allen (linebacker)

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Brian Allen
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1978-04-01) April 1, 1978 (age 46)
Lake City, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school: Columbia (Lake City, Florida)
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 2001  / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Expansion draft: 2002  / Round: 1 / Pick: 18
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:95
Sacks:1.0
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Brian Lamar Allen (born April 1, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Allen played college football at Florida State University.

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High school career

A native of Lake City, Florida, Allen attended Columbia High School, where he played linebacker and was an honor student as a senior. In his senior season, he recorded 159 tackles and 5.5 sacks, and also picked off four passes and returned three for scores. Allen was named third-team all-state Class 6A, and was looking forward to a scholarship offer by University of Florida in Gainesville, just down the Interstate 75 from Lake City. However, he was not recruited by the Gators, and eventually chose Florida State over Virginia Tech, South Carolina, and Clemson. [1]

College career

After redshirting his first year in Tallahassee, Allen played all 12 games of the 1997 season as a back-up to Lamont Green and Deon Humphrey at strongside linebacker and on special teams. He finished fifth among FSU linebackers with 26 total tackles (10 solo). His season-best performance came in the 50–7 victory over Maryland, with five tackles, including one for loss.

In his sophomore year, Allen played in 11 games and finished sixth on the team with 57 tackles (31 solo), including six for a loss of yardage and three quarterback sacks. Two of those came in the 26–14 win over in-state rival Miami (FL). His best game of the season, however, came in the 23–12 win over the Seminoles' other in-state rival, the Florida Gators. [2] Allen was responsible for the only sack of Gators quarterback Doug Johnson, and added four tackles and two pass deflections, a performance for which he was named the Tomahawk Player of the Game by the coaching staff.

As a junior, emerged as one of the top linebackers in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Starting all eleven games, he finished second on the team with 101 total tackles, behind only Tommy Polley and ahead of Bradley Jennings, which made them the first linebacker trio to lead the Seminoles in tackles since Daryl Bush, Derrick Brooks, and Sam Cowart in 1994. [1] In six games, Allen had at least ten tackles, with a season-high 14 tackles in Florida State's regular season ending 30–23 win over Florida. Allen also made eight tackles for loss and broke up two passes, and ranked second on the team with five quarterback sacks, behind only Jamal Reynolds (7.0). He was named was named second-team All-ACC.

In his senior year, Allen tied Jennings for most tackles on the team with 102 on the season. He also accounted for six quarterback hurries, ten pass-breakups (second-best on the team behind Tay Cody's twelve), two fumble recoveries and also had an interception in the 37–3 win over Virginia.

Professional career

Allen was selected in the third round (83rd overall) in the 2001 NFL draft by the St. Louis Rams. [3] He played three games during his rookie season, and was later allocated to the Houston Texans in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft. However, he was released by the Texans before playing a game for the team. He was signed off waivers to the Carolina Panthers in 2002. He played mostly on special teams for the Panthers, and was part of the unit that ranked fifth in the NFL in 2003. He was released by the Panthers, and was signed to the Redskins on April 6, 2005. He was released by the Redskins in late 2005 due to a knee injury.l, after the other play put him down.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2001 STL 301100.00000000000
2002 CAR 165373160.02000010000
2003 CAR 1443525101.01000020100
2004 CAR 140221750.0012102110000
4799574211.0312102140100

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2003 CAR 402200.00000000000
402200.00000000000

Post-playing career

Then Allen worked at Lyman High School. He worked as a Coach and American History Teacher at Lake Howell High School. He was recently selected as head coach for the Columbia High School Tigers in Lake City where he graduated from and played high school football.

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References

  1. 1 2 "FSU's Brian Allen Got Overlooked, Not Looked Over, By Florida. He Plans To Get Noticed Saturday". Sun Sentinel. November 19, 1999.
  2. ↑ "Warrick's Heroics Help Lift Florida State in Showdown". New York Times. November 22, 1998.
  3. ↑ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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