Chase Allen (tight end)

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Chase Allen
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Chase Allen at Iowa State
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-09) July 9, 1997 (age 26)
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Nixa Public
(Nixa, Missouri)
College: Iowa State (2016–2021)
Position: Tight end
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× Second team All-Big 12 (2017, 2019–2021)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Chase Allen (born July 9, 1997) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa State.

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Early life and high school

Allen grew up in Nixa, Missouri and attended Nixa Public High School. He was named first team All-State as a senior after finishing the season with 33 receptions for 654 yards and seven touchdowns. [1] Allen committed to play college football at Iowa State over offers from Nebraska, Michigan, Missouri, and Minnesota. [2]

College career

Allen was a member of the Iowa State Cyclones for six seasons. [3] He redshirted his true freshman season while recovering from injuries suffered after being hit by a car shortly before his first year at Iowa State. [4] Allen played in all 13 of Iowa State's games with nine starts during his redshirt freshman season and was named second-team All-Big 12 Conference primarily on his blocking ability. He played in eight games while missing five due to injury as a redshirt sophomore and caught eight passes for 84 yards. [5]

As a redshirt junior, Allen played in all 13 of the Cyclones' games and had 17 receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns and was again named second team All-Big 12. [6] He repeated as a second team all-conference after catching 19 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in his redshirt senior season. Allen used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Iowa State for a sixth year. [7] In his final season, he caught 26 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns and was named second team All-Big 12 for a fourth time. [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)
251 lb
(114 kg)
34+18 in
(0.87 m)
9+58 in
(0.24 m)
4.79 s1.62 s2.74 s4.43 s7.03 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)
9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
11 reps
Sources: [9] [10] [11]

Allen signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022. [12] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2022, but was signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [13] [14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. [15] He was waived on August 5, 2023.

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References

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  2. "Chase Allen makes college football choice: Iowa State". Springfield News-Leader . January 29, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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  6. "Iowa State football: 3 Cyclones earn first-team all-Big 12 honors". The Des Moines Register . December 4, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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  8. "Chase Allen's summer includes the Bears, Iceland". The Des Moines Register . May 6, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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  12. "Chase Allen, Iowa State and Nixa grad, signs with Chicago Bears". Springfield News-Leader . April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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  15. Mayer, Larry (January 9, 2023). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 7 to 2023 reserve/future contracts". ChicagoBears.com.