Zach Allen

Zach Allen (born August 20, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at Boston College[2]

Zach Allen
No. 94 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997
New Canaan, Connecticut
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:281 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:New Canaan (CT)
College:Boston College
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-ACC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:43
Sacks:2.0
Pass deflections:3
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

2015

As a freshman in 2015, Allen played in all 12 games of the regular season, primarily as a member of the special teams unit. He participated in 66 plays on special teams and 46 plays at defensive end. In the first game of his collegiate career, Allen registered an assisted tackle in the season opener vs. Maine and recorded one solo tackle against Howard.[2]

2016

In 2016, Allen played in 13 games (2016 Quick Lane Bowl), making one start against Georgia Tech in Dublin. Allen recorded 36 tackles on the season, including 19 solo tackles, and 17 assists, as well as 6.0 sacks. On the year he deflected 4 passes and had 2 fumble recoveries. In the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl, Allen played a big part in the victory over the Maryland Terrapins, recording a single-game career high of 2 sacks for a loss of 15 yards, along with 2 solo tackles.[2][3]

2017

In 2017, Allen was promoted to a full-time starting defensive end, and started in all 13 games (2017 Pinstripe Bowl).[2] Allen had a career year, he had 47 solo tackles and 53 assists, with 15.5 tackles for loss, a 5.5 improvement. Allen was one of only two defensive lineman to record at least 100+ tackles. Despite the leap in tackles, his sack production dropped to 4.0, 2.0 less than the 6.0 he recorded in 2016. Allen recorded 1 interception, which he did not return and deflected 3 passes.[3] After posting a career high 14 tackles against Virginia Tech, Allen was named the ACC Defensive lineman of the week.[4] After the season, Allen won the Bulger Love Award, given to New England's best offensive and defensive NCAA football players.[5] There was speculation that Allen would declare for the 2018 NFL Draft after his junior season, but he later announced that he would return to school for his senior year.[6]

2018

In 2018, Allen played in all 12 regular season games, however, he did not participate in the 2018 First Responder Bowl. On the year, Allen proved to still be quite productive, recording 26 solo tackles, 35 assists, and 15.0 tackles for loss. Allen had a career-high for sacks in 2018, recording 6.5, a 0.5 improvement over his 2016 record. Allen tallied 1 interception, which was returned for 6 yards, and deflected a career-high 7 passes, doubling all of his previous years' deflected passes, combined. He also had 2 Fumble recoveries, and his first career forced fumble.[2][3]

College statistics
Boston College Eagles
Year Class Position GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
SoloAstTotalLossSackIntYardsAvgTDPDFRYardsTDFF
2015FreshmanDE 21120.00.0000.0000000
2016SophomoreDE 1019173610.06.0000.0042000
2017JuniorDE 13475310015.54.0100.0040000
2018SeniorDE 1226356115.06.5166.0072001

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4 1⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 281 lb
(127 kg)		 34 3⁄4 in
(0.88 m)		 10 1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.00 s 4.36 s 7.34 s 32.0 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 24 reps
All values are from NFL Scouting Combine[7]

Allen was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 65th overall pick in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[8]

2019 season

Following training camp, Allen was named a starting defensive end to start the season.[9] Allen started for the Cardinals in his debut during Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season against the Detroit Lions. During the game, Allen recorded three solo tackles.[10] He played in the first four games before suffering a neck injury in Week 4. He missed the next six games before being placed on injured reserve on November 13, 2019.[11]

2020 season

In Week 1 against the San Francisco 49ers, Allen recorded his first career sack on Jimmy Garoppolo during the 24–20 win.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on October 27, 2020.[13] He was activated on November 28, 2020.[14] In Week 15 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Allen led the team with 11 tackles and sacked Jalen Hurts once during the 33–26 win.[15]

References
  1. "Zach Allen DEFENSIVE END". azcardinals.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "BC No.2 Zach Allen". bceagles.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. "Zach Allen Stat Overview". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. Stewart, Dave (October 9, 2017). "Boston College's Allen named ACC lineman of the week". New Canaan Advertiser. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. Stewart, Dave (November 28, 2017). "Zach Allen wins Bulger Lowe Award as top defensive player in New England". New Canaan Advertiser. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  6. Benbow, Julian (January 5, 2018). "BC defensive end Zach Allen will be back for senior season". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  7. "Zach Allen Prospect Info". National Football League. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  8. Odegard, Kyle (April 26, 2019). "Cardinals Select Defensive End Zach Allen In Third Round". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. Urban, Darren (August 10, 2019). "Cardinals Cut Darius Philon, Zach Allen Gets Big Opportunity". azcardinals.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  10. "Zach Allen 2019 game logs". nfl.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  11. Urban, Darren (November 13, 2019). "Cardinals Place Zach Allen On Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
  12. "Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers - September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  13. Urban, Darren (October 27, 2020). "Cardinals Place Zach Allen, Isaiah Irving On Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
  14. Urban, Darren (November 28, 2020). "Zach Allen Activated, Josh Mauro, Darrell Daniels To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  15. "Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals - December 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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