LeQuint Allen

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LeQuint Allen
LeQuint Allen at 2023 Boca Raton Bowl.jpg
Syracuse Orange–No. 1
Position Running back
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 20)
Millville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Millville (Millville, New Jersey)
Career highlights and awards

LeQuint Allen Jr. (born August 5, 2004) is an American college football running back for the Syracuse Orange.

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Early life

Raised in Millville, New Jersey, Allen attended high school at Millville. In Allen's junior season, he rushed for 670 yards and ten touchdowns while also talking 33 receptions for 284 yards. On defense, Allen had 84 tackles, six sacks, and three interceptions. [1] In week four of his senior season, Allen had a career performance totaling six touchdowns. [2] In 2022, Allen was named New Jersey’s Gatorade Player of the Year. [3]

Coming out of high school, Allen was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Syracuse Orange. [4] [5]

College career

Allen got his first career start in the 2022 Pinstripe Bowl where he rushed for 94 yards, and hauled in 11 receptions for 60 yards. [6] Allen finished his freshman season rushing for 274 yards and a touchdown on 41 carries while also hauling in 17 receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. [7] On December 9, 2022, Allen got into a fight on the schools campus after coming to the aid of teammate Duce Chestnut; after the fight, Allen was charged with third degree assault. [8] [9] [10] As a result of the fight and charges, Allen was suspended by Syracuse for the entirety of the 2023 season. [11] [12] On June 28, 2023, Allen decided to sue the University to try and overturn his suspension. [13] [14] A few weeks later, on July 12, Allen and the Syracuse University reached an agreement that allowed Allen to rejoin the football team August 15 and return to classes for the fall semester. [15] [16]

During the 2023 season, Allen rushed for 1,064 yards and nine touchdowns on 245 carries, while also notching 38 receptions for 210 yards and a touchdown. [17] For his performance on the 2023 season, Allen was named second team all-ACC. [18] In week one of the 2023 season, Allen rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown in a win over Wofford. [19]

In 2024 season, Allen was the starting RB and rushed for 901 rushing yards in regular season and led the ACC for total of 17 touchdowns. He was the nation's leading pass catcher among running backs, receiving 476 yards on 61 passes from quarterback Kyle McCord. [20] [21] Allen was an honorable mention on the all-ACC team at both running back and the all-purpose position. [20] He was named ACC player of the week after Syracuse's 44-41 road win over No. 25 UNLV. Allen scored four touchdowns, gained 129 all-purpose yards, and won the game on the final play in the overtime by bulldozing his way into the end zone through star UNLV linebacker Jackson Woodard. [22] [23] On January 2, 2025, Allen announced that he would be entering the draft. [24]

Personal life

On February 14, 2023, Allen's father LeQuint Allen Sr was killed when he was shot while walking away from an argument. [8] [25] [26]

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