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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1988-09-23)September 23, 1988 (age 37) Ocala, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Trinity Catholic (Ocala) | ||||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: 7th round, 242nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Antonio Allen (born September 23, 1988) is an American former professionalfootball player who was asafety in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theSouth Carolina Gamecocks. Allen was selected by theNew York Jets in the seventh round of the2012 NFL draft.
Allen attendedTrinity Catholic High School inOcala, Florida. Allen earned first-team all-state honors after his senior season at Trinity Catholic.[1]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Antonio Allen Safety | Ocala, Florida | Trinity Catholic High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Unknown | Jan 17, 2007 |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: -- (S) Rivals: 42 (Safety), 80 (FL) | ||||||
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Allen theUniversity of South Carolina from 2008 to 2011. He playedlinebacker his first two years before switching to safety. He finished his career with 198 tackles, 3.5sacks, fourinterceptions and twotouchdowns.
Allen was considered one of the top safety prospects heading into the2012 NFL draft.[2]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.58 s | 1.61 s | 2.56 s | 4.25 s | 7.02 s | 34 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 17 reps | |||
| 10 and 20 yard splits taken fromPro Day. All other values fromNFL Combine.[2] | ||||||||||||
The New York Jets chose Allen in the seventh round of the2012 NFL draft with the 242nd overall pick.[3][4] Allen came to an agreement with the team on a four-year contract that included a $45,896 signing bonus.[5] Allen was waived on September 1, 2012.[6] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[7] Allen was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2012, after the team placedDarrelle Revis on injured reserve.[8] On November 6, 2012, he was waived after the team re-signedJason Hill.[9] He was signed to the practice squad two days later after clearing waivers.[10] Allen was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2012.[11]
Allen entered the 2013 preseason competing with newly signedJaiquawn Jarrett for the starting free safety job.[12] Allen finished the 2013 season with 60 tackles, a sack, and an interception for a touchdown.
Allen was waived by the Jets on August 7, 2015, after suffering an Achilles tendon injury.[13] After clearing waivers, he was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2015.[14]
Allen signed with theHouston Texans on March 16, 2016.[15] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Texans.[16]
On September 6, 2016, Allen re-signed with the Jets.[17] He was waived/injured on December 10, 2016, and placed on injured reserve.[18]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2012 | NYJ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NYJ | 16 | 9 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NYJ | 15 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NYJ | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 18 | 115 | 85 | 30 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||