The Citadel Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
2017 Preseason All-Southern Conference Second Team
2016 Academic All-Southern Conference
2015 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

JUNIOR (2017): Appeared in all 11 games … Made 20 tackles on the year, including 5.0 for loss and 1.0 sack to go along with three quarterback hurries … His 30 tackles was tied for eighth-most on the team … Started the season off with a solo stop and a tackle assist against Newberry (9/2) … Recorded his first tackle for loss of the season at ETSU (9/16) … Recorded five tackles, including a pair of the solo variety and a tackle of loss against Mercer (10/7) … Had a season-high four tackle assists and finished with five total stops against No. 5 Wofford (10/14) … Had another two solo tackles to go along with a pair of tackle assists and a sack for a loss of five yards in 21-3 win over VMI (10/28) … Finished with a season-high six tackles, including two solo stops, four tackle assists and 1.5 tackles for loss against 24^th-ranked Western Carolina (11/4) … Ended the season with a four-tackle performance, including two solo stops against FBS No. 2 and CFP No. 1 seed Clemson (11/18).

SOPHOMORE (2016): Voted second-team All-Southern Conference by media … Started all 12 games … Recorded 43 tackles, including 10.0 for loss with 4.0 sacks, and three quarterback hurries … Tied for 4th in SoCon with 4.0 sacks in conference play … Made career-high nine tackles, including 2.0 for loss, vs. No. 19 Wofford in second round of FCS Playoffs … Had career day in 37-14 win at Western Carolina, registering career-high 2.5 sacks, career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and five tackles … Tied career-high tackles for loss total with 2.5, including 1.5 sack as part of five-tackle performance that included three quarterback hurries in 37-34 victory vs. No. 20 Samford … Opened season with three tackles, including 0.5 for loss, in 24-23 win at Mercer … Made 1.0 tackle for loss in 19-14 victory vs. Furman … Registered five tackles in 31-24 win at Gardner-Webb … had four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in 38-14 victory at North Greenville … Registered two stops in 22-14 win vs. No. 5 Chattanooga … Had one solo tackle in 24-21 win at Wofford … Made three tackles in 45-10 victory vs. ETSU … Tied career high with five tackles in 30-20 win at VMI.

FRESHMAN (2015): Named to All-Southern Conference Freshman Team … Appeared in all 13 games … Recorded 13 tackles, including 3.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, and one quarterback hurry … Made two tackles, 1.0 for loss, in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson … Made one stop, 0.5 for loss, in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina … Registered season-high three tackles at Georgia Southern … Made one tackle vs. Charleston Southern … matched season-high with three stops in 39-12 win vs. Wofford … Made 1.0 tackle for loss in 38-17 win at Furman … Recorded solo tackle in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs … Registered first collegiate sack at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in football and also competed in track and field, wrestling and soccer … Four-time member of the all-region team and was named region player of the year following his junior campaign … Selected to all-state squad in 2013 and 2014 and played in Georgia Junior Bowl following 2013 season … Member of team that reached quarterfinal round of state playoffs in 2011 and 2014 … Won state heavyweight title in wrestling his senior year after placing sixth as sophomore and second as junior … Outstanding student who received excellence awards in economics, math and U.S. history.

PERSONAL: Son of Danny and Carolyn Allen.