James Allen (linebacker)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = James Allen
| image =
| caption =
| number = 50
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|11|11}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 245
| high_school = Jefferson (Portland)
| college = Oregon State
| draftyear = 2002
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 82
| pastteams =
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 94
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Passes defended
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = A/AlleJa21
}}
James Deshaune Allen (born November 11, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleJa21.htm Pro Football Reference
Early life
Allen was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He attended Jefferson High School in Portland where he excelled in football. He also was a very skilled saxophone player
.
College career
Allen chose to enroll at Oregon State University where he played linebacker under coach Dennis Erickson from 1997 to 2001. He was an integral member of the 2000 Beaver team that beat Notre Dame 41–9 in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl and finished 4th in the final AP poll.
Professional career
Allen was selected in the 3rd round (82nd overall) in the 2002 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played linebacker for the Saints from 2002 to 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041609aac.html |title=Former Beaver Linebacker James Allen to Throw Out First Pitch at Sunday's Baseball Game - OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE |accessdate=2010-03-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301010601/http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041609aac.html |archivedate=2012-03-01 }} Oregon State press release
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2002 | NOR
| 14 || 73121 || 741823 || 1321317 || 31232 || 3936.0 || 0 || 131232 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 48 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | NOR
| 15 || 1 || 19 || 18 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | NOR
| 16 || 10 || 51 || 35 || 16 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | NOR
| 3 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0000 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 48 | 12 | 94 | 74 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
References
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:Oregon State Beavers football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni
Category:Players of American football from Portland, Oregon
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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