Chase Allen (linebacker)

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Chase Allen
Profile
Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1993-08-29) August 29, 1993 (age 32)
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Belleville East
College Southern Illinois University
NFL draft 2017: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • Second-team All-MVFC (2016)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles 43
Forced fumbles 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Chase Allen (born August 29, 1993) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Southern Illinois University.

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High school

Attended Belleville East High School in Belleville, Illinois. Allen was a First-team All-Conference selection and committed to Southern Illinois University in 2012.[ citation needed ]

College career

Allen played in 35 games for the Salukis, he played at outside and middle linebacker and was a Second-team All-MVFC selection. He was the captain of the Salukis and known as the "Man in the Middle" as he had the heaviest bench press in the history of Salukis football. [1]

Professional career

Allen signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [2] He played in all 16 games as a rookie, starting 10, finishing with 40 tackles. [3]

On October 17, 2018, Allen was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury. [4]

On August 27, 2019, Allen was waived/injured by the Dolphins and placed on injured reserve. [5]

Personal life

Allen is the son of Tammy and Chris Allen. [6]

References

  1. Chase Allen college career
  2. "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 14 Undrafted College Free Agents". MiamiDolphins.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
  3. "Chase Allen 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  4. Nogle, Kevin (October 17, 2018). "Dolphins sign Maurice Smith; Chase Allen to IR". ThePhinsider.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  5. "Dolphins Waive Chase Allen, Release Akeem Spence". MiamiDolphins.com. August 27, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  6. "Chase Allen - Football". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2025.