Dejon Allen
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1994)}}
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| current_team = BC Lions
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|05|05|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Compton, California, U.S.
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| high_school = Manuel Dominguez (CA)
| college = Hawaii
| undraftedyear = 2018
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- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- St. Louis BattleHawks ({{XFL Year|2020}})
- New York Guardians ({{XFL Year|2020}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2021|2024}})
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2025}}–present)
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| cflstatus = American
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- 2× Grey Cup champion (2022, 2024)
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award ({{CFL Year|2023}})
- Leo Dandurand Trophy ({{CFL Year|2023}})
- 2x CFL All-Star/All-CFL ({{CFL Year|2023}}, {{CFL Year|2024}})
- 3× CFL East All-Star ({{CFL Year|2022}}, {{CFL Year|2023}}, {{CFL Year|2024}})
- First-team All-Mountain West (2017)
- Second-team All-Mountain West (2016)
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Dejon Allen (born May 5, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 and 2024. He played college football at University of Hawaii.
College career
In 2017, during Allen's senior year with the Warriors, he was named to the All-Mountain West first team. He also earned All-Conference recognition for the third straight year and was named his team's Coach June Jones Offensive MVP for the second straight year. During this season, Allen started 11 of 12 games at left tackle, scored the highest offensive grade (92.8 percent) on the line, did not allow a single sack in drop-back pass situations, and helped UH achieve its best rushing average (168.2) in 22 years.
Allen missed his only game of the season when the Warriors played Colorado State on September 30, ending a streak of 42 straight starts dating back to his redshirt freshman season. Allen finished with 49 starts in 50 games played during his four-year career.
Based around his performance in the previous season, Allen was named to the All-Mountain West second team as well as was named the Coach June Jones Offensive MVP. Allen started all 14 games in 2015 at left tackle after making an off-season switch from guard. He graded out 90 percent or above in all 14 games. Allen did not give up a single sack all season during drop-back pass plays.
Professional career
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| weight = 300
| dash = 4.95
| bench = 29
| arm span = 33+3/4
| hand span = 10+5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dejon-allen/3200414c-4c09-8989-bf81-c75f1f25f967 |title=Dejon Allen Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=November 30, 2022}}}}
= Chicago Bears =
Allen signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018. He spent the season with the Chicago Bears before being released on May 3, 2019.
= Green Bay Packers =
Allen signed with the Green Bay Packers on August 29, 2019.{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2019 |title=Packers sign G Dejon Allen |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-g-dejon-allen |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=Green Bay Packers}} He was released during roster cuts on September 1, 2019.{{cite magazine |title=AUG 30, 2019 After quick introduction, Allen among first wave of cuts as Packers get down to 74 |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/news/after-quick-introduction-dejon-allen-among-first-wave-of-cuts-by-green-bay-packers |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=November 30, 2021}}
= St. Louis Battlehawks =
Allen was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in phase two of the 2020 XFL Draft.{{cite web |title=St. Louis BattleHawks select former NFL running back with first draft choice |url=https://www.bnd.com/sports/nfl/st-louis-rams/article236243058.html |website=Belleville News-Democrat |access-date=November 30, 2021}}
= New York Guardians =
Allen was traded to the New York Guardians on January 17, 2020, for David Rivers and Brian Wallace.{{Cite tweet|number=1218353386883551232|user=XFLGuardians|title=OFFICIAL: We have traded (OT) Brian Wallace and (CB) David Rivers to the @XFLBattleHawks , in exchange for (OG) Avery Young and (OG) Dejon Allen|author=New York Guardians}}
= Toronto Argonauts =
Allen signed with the Toronto Argonauts on December 28, 2020.{{cite web |title=Boatmen re-sign Kwemo & Bladek; Add Allen + Extend Four |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/12/28/boatmen-re-sign-kwemo-add-allen-extend-four/ |website=Toronto Argonauts |date=December 28, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Dejon Allen fitting right in as Argos' revamped O-line quickly rounding into form . |url=https://torontosun.com/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts/dejon-allen-fitting-right-in-as-argos-revamped-o-line-quickly-rounding-into-form |newspaper=Toronto Sun |access-date=November 30, 2021}} He played in 63 games over four seasons or the Argonauts where he was named to the All-CFL team twice and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 2023. He also won two Grey Cup championships in 2022 and 2024.
= BC Lions =
On January 6, 2025, Allen was traded to the BC Lions in exchange for Ryder Varga and a second-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2025/01/06/lions-acquire-ol-dejon-allen-in-trade-with-argonauts/ |title=Lions acquire OL Dejon Allen in trade with Argonauts |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=January 6, 2025}}
References
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External links
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- {{Twitter|1DejonAllen}}
- [https://www.bclions.com/players/dejon-allen/165039/ BC Lions profile]
- [https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/football/roster/dejon-allen/16782 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors profile]
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Category:Players of American football from Compton, California
Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:St. Louis Battlehawks players
Category:New York Guardians players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Los Angeles