Dwayne Allen
 Allen at the 2015 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||||
| No. 83 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 24, 1990 Fayetteville, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 3 / pick: 64 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2014 | |||||||||
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Dwayne Lamont Allen[1] (born February 24, 1990) is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Clemson University, earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the most outstanding college tight end in 2011. He was selected by the Colts in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and was considered one of the top tight end prospects for 2012.[2]
Early years
Allen was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, and played high school football for the Terry Sanford Bulldogs. During his career he had 68 receptions for 1,257 yards.
College career
Allen attended Clemson University, where he played for the Clemson Tigers football team from 2008 to 2011. He was redshirted in 2008. In 2009 he started six of 14 games and had 10 receptions for 108 yards and three touchdowns. He started all 13 games in 2010 and was a second-team All-ACC selection after recording 33 receptions for 373 yards with a touchdown.[3]
Through the first seven games of his junior season, Allen had 27 receptions for 381 yards and four touchdowns.[4]
Allen was named the 2011 recipient of the John Mackey Award on December 8, 2011 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show. He graduated from Clemson on August 9, 2014.[5]
Professional career
2012
Allen was drafted 64th overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was the second tight-end taken in the draft as well as the second taken by the Colts. He helped fellow rookie Andrew Luck lead the Colts to an 11-5 record.[6] Despite their draft positions, Allen actually bested his teammate (taken 34th overall), Coby Fleener, in overall production ranking 7th best among the league's rookie receiving leaders.[7] Allen and fellow rookie teammates T.Y. Hilton, Coby Fleener, Vick Ballard, and LaVon Brazill combined for an NFL record 3,108 yards - the most by any rookie class playing for an NFL club since the 1970 NFL merger. Interestingly, the second best performance was the Colts 1999 rookie class with 2,751 yards.[8]
2013
Allen was intended to be a large part of new Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton's offense, but he was placed on the injured reserve following a hip injury in the first game of the season. He finished the season with one catch for 20 yards and a touchdown.
Career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 16 | 45 | 521 | 11.6 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20T | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 13 | 29 | 395 | 13.6 | 41T | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 75 | 936 | 12.5 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Postseason
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 2 | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 15 | 141 | 9.4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
- ^ "NFL Draft Scout". NFL Draft Scout. 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ 2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced[dead link]
- ^ "ESPN.com stats". Espn.go.com. 1990-02-24. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ Allen graduates from Clemson
- ^ "2012 NFL Draft Tracker â€". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ "NFL Stats: by Player Category". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ Craig Kelley (2013-01-05). "Outstanding Class". Colts.com. Retrieved 2014-01-14.