Devon Allen

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Devon Allen
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Devon Allen in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-12) December 12, 1994 (age 29)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix, Arizona)
College: Oregon (2013–2016)
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Devon Allen (born December 12, 1994) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in the 110-meter hurdles, and a professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played wide receiver for the University of Oregon football team from 2014 to 2016. [1] In the 110-meter hurdles, Allen is a three-time U.S. national champion (2014, 2016, and 2018) and a two-time Olympian, reaching the finals in both the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. His personal best of 12.84 seconds, set in 2022, ranks as the third-fastest time in history. [2] In his final meet of 2021, Allen clocked 12.99 seconds and became the 13th American hurdler to ever break the 13-second barrier in this event. [3] [4] In April 2022, the Eagles signed Allen as a wide receiver. [5]

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On July 17, 2022, Allen was disqualified at the 2022 World Athletic Championships in Eugene, Oregon, due to a controversial false start. The sensors in the starting blocks measured his reaction time from the moment the gun went off at 0.099 seconds, which is 0.001 seconds faster than the legally allowed reaction time of 0.100 seconds. [6] [7]


Early years

At an early age, Devon Allen began running track with the Arizona Rising Suns track club. He worked very hard at both track and football in his younger years, however, his coaches insisted he keep on pursuing his track career despite having a strong interest in football. His hard work and dedication in track and field accelerated him to have successful high school years at Brophy Prep.[ citation needed ]

Football recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Devon Allen
WR 		Phoenix, AZ Brophy Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)190 lb (86 kg)4.5Jan 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 114 (WR)   Rivals: 186 (WR)   ESPN: 166 (WR)
  • 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:

  • "Oregon Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  • "2011 Oregon Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

Football career

College football

Coming out of high school as a four-star recruit, Allen committed to the University of Oregon and played on their football team for three years as a wide receiver, with his first season as the most productive one. After coming out of college, however, he focused his athletics on hurdling and track-and-field rather than football.

After years of competing in the US Nationals and the Olympics, Allen chose to participate in the football pro day held for players at the University of Oregon during the 2022 preseason. Allen caught the attention of NFL scouts when he ran an unofficial 4.35-second 40-yard dash. He impressed the Philadelphia Eagles enough to merit a visit on April 7 to their training facility, the NovaCare Complex.

College football statistics

SeasonReceivingRushing
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTD
2014 4168416.780712121.0210
2015 99410.4230000.000
2016 414335.37713134.360
Career 5492117.18084348.5210

Philadelphia Eagles

On April 8, 2022, the day after being brought to their training facility, Allen signed a standard three-year undrafted rookie deal with the Eagles. [8] He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] [11] [12] On February 15, 2023, Allen signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles. [13]

On August 29, 2023, Allen was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] [15] On September 25, Allen was promoted from the practice squad to make his NFL debut in Philadelphia's Week 3 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [16] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired. [17]

Track and field achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the University of Oregon
20142014 Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Pullman, Washington 2nd110 meters hurdles13.47
20142014 Pac-12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Pullman, Washington 2nd400 meters hurdles51.19
2014 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st110 meters hurdles13.16
2014 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 1st110 meters hurdles13.16
2016 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st110 meters hurdles13.50
2016 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 1st110 meters hurdles13.03
Representing Nike
2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 3rd110 meters hurdles13.34
2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd60 meters hurdles7.49
2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 1st110 meters hurdles13.46
2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Staten Island, New York 1st60 meters hurdles7.60
2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd110 meters hurdles13.38
2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 2nd110 meters hurdles13.10
Representing the United States
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 110 meters hurdles 13.31
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 110 meters hurdles 13.27
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 110 meters hurdles 13.70
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 110 meters hurdles 13.14
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 4th (sf) 110 meters hurdles 13.091

1Disqualified in the final

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References

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  2. ↑ Frank, Reuben (June 12, 2022). "Eagles receiver Devon Allen runs 3rd-fastest hurdles time ... ever". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ Kishmore, Hari. "Athletics: Records galore at Boris Hanzekovic Memorial event". Sportskeeda. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Men's All Time List - 110 Metres Hurdles". World Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ Spadaro, Dave (April 8, 2022). "Eagles sign WR Devon Allen". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Smith, Coral (July 17, 2022). "Eagles' Devon Allen disqualified due to false start in 110M hurdles final at World Athletic Championships". nfl.com. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Book C: Competition C2.1 Technical Rules False Start Rule 16.6 World Athletics
  8. ↑ Bowman, Paul (April 8, 2022). "Eagles Add Olympic Athlete To Roster". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
  9. ↑ McPherson, Chris (August 30, 2022). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ McPherson, Chris (August 31, 2022). "Eagles sign 15 players to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  11. ↑ Devon Allen page Philadelphia Eagles
  12. ↑ 2022 Biography Devon Allen WR #82 Philadelphia Eagles
  13. ↑ "Eagles sign 9 players to Reserve/Futures deals". theeagleswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  14. ↑ Spadaro, Dave; McPherson, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  15. ↑ "Eagles announce practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Eagles elevate Devon Allen, Braden Mann for Monday Night Football". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Philadelphia Eagles. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  17. ↑ Boyle, Owen (January 22, 2024). "Eagles sign 20 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Philadelphia Eagles.
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