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)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight207 lb (94 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

Allen attended Millville Senior High School in Millville, New Jersey. As a junior, he rushed for 670 yards and ten touchdowns while making 33 receptions for 284 yards. On defense, Allen had 84 tackles, six sacks, and three interceptions. [1] In week 4 of his senior season, he totaled 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 and committed to play college football for the Syracuse Orange. [4]

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. [5] He finished his freshman season rushing for 274 yards and a touchdown on 41 carries and hauling in 17 receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. [6]

On December 9, 2022, Allen got into a fight on the school's campus after coming to the aid of teammate Duce Chestnut; after the fight, Allen was charged with third-degree assault. [7] As a result of the fight and charges, Allen was suspended by Syracuse for the entirety of the 2023 season. [8] On June 26, 2023, Allen filed a lawsuit against the university to have his suspension overturned and his record expunged. [8] [9] A few weeks later, on July 12, Allen and the university reached an agreement that allowed Allen to rejoin the football team, effective August 15, and to return to classes for the upcoming fall semester. [10]

During the 2023 season, Allen rushed for 1,064 yards and nine touchdowns on 245 carries and notched 38 receptions for 210 yards and a touchdown, [11] earning second-team all-ACC honors. [12] In the 2023 season opener, he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown in a win over Wofford. [13]

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. [14] [15] Allen was an honorable mention on the all-ACC team at both running back and the all-purpose position. [14] 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. [16] [17]

On January 2, 2025, Allen announced that he would be entering the draft. [18]

Personal life

On February 14, 2023, Allen's father LeQuint Allen Sr. was killed via gunshot as he was walking away from an argument. [7] [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ Huba, Nicholas (March 5, 2021). "Millville running back Allen commits to Syracuse". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ Curtis, Mike (September 22, 2021). "Syracuse commit LeQuint Allen shows 'dog mentality' in 6-TD game, draws interest from Notre Dame". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ McAllister, Mike (December 7, 2021). "LeQuint Allen Named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year". Syracuse Orange on SI. SI.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Curtis, Mike (March 5, 2021). "LeQuint Allen Jr., a 3-star running back, announces verbal commitment to Syracuse football". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Syracuse RB LeQuint Allen to return next month after suit against school settled, reports say". AP News. July 12, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Supple, Sydney (August 16, 2023). "Syracuse Glad to Have LeQuint Allen Back, Will Rotate Backs This Season". Syracuse Orange on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Inside the punch and punishment that put LeQuint Allen's Syracuse season in jeopardy". Press of Atlantic City. June 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Minnick, Kevin (June 28, 2023). "2021 NJ Football Player of the Year suing Syracuse over suspension". NJ.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ Hale, David (July 23, 2023). "LeQuint Allen, Syracuse reach deal to end ban for '23 season". ESPN . Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ Leiker, Emily (July 12, 2023). "LeQuint Allen's back: Syracuse running back will return in mid-August". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "LeQuint Allen 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ Leiker, Emily (November 28, 2023). "Allen, Wax and Stonehouse named to All-ACC teams with 2 other Syracuse players receiving honorable mentions". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ Russo, John (September 5, 2023). "LeQuint Allen impresses in Syracuse football opener: Local college notebook". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Syracuse Earns Most All-ACC Performers Since Joining League". Syracuse University Athletics . December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  15. ↑ Girshon, Justin (September 5, 2024). "With unmatched toughness, LeQuint Allen Jr. has become 'the standard' of SU's offense". The Daily Orange . Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Week 6 Football Players of the Week". theacc.com . October 7, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  17. ↑ Wright, Alex (October 5, 2024). "No. 25 UNLV suffers 1st defeat, falls to Orange in OT — PHOTOS". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  18. ↑ "LeQuint Allen declares for 2025 NFL Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  19. ↑ Leiker, Emily (August 31, 2023). "LeQuint Allen carries a painful loss into new season: 'I always think about it'". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  20. ↑ Gray, Matt (February 22, 2023). "N.J. man jailed while he awaits trial in fatal Valentine's Day shooting caught on video". nj.com . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
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