Marcus Allen (linebacker)

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Marcus Allen

| image = Marcus Allen (50695535503) (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Allen with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2020

| current_team =

| number = 27

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|08|07}}

| birth_place = Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 215

| high_school = Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.
(Upper Marlboro, Maryland)

| college = Penn State

| draftyear = 2018

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 148

| pastteams =

Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})

| status =

| highlights =

First-team All-Big Ten (2017)

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 57

| pfr = AlleMa03

}}

Marcus Deshawn Allen (born August 7, 1996) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Penn State. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Early life

Allen attended Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where he was a three-year letterman. He recorded just over 150 tackles and four interceptions over his four years in high school. He was rated a four-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals. He was ranked as a Top 30 prospect at safety nationally by Scout and 247Sports, and rated the No. 6 prep player in Maryland by 247Sports. He was named after All-Pro and Super Bowl champion running back Marcus Allen.{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen - Scout.com |url=http://www.scout.com/player/marcus-allen-18612 |website=Scout |accessdate=September 2, 2017}}

=Recruiting=

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Marcus Allen

| position = S

| hometown = Upper Marlboro, MD

| highschool = Dr. Henry Wise HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 191

| 40 = N/A

| commitdate = April 10, 2013

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn grade = 77{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen Recruiting Profile - ESPN |url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/169985/marcus-allen |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=September 1, 2017}}

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 = no

| year = 2013

}}

College career

Playing all 13 games, starting 7, Allen recorded a total of 58 tackles with one sack and two tackle for loss. During his sophomore season he ranked second on the team in tackles with 81 only behind Brandon Bell. Had six tackles and one forced fumble vs Georgia in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. In his junior season he ranked No. 16 in the Big Ten Conference with 7.9 tackles per game. No. 3 in the Big Ten and tied for No. 30 in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with two fumble recoveries. The 22-tackle effort vs. Minnesota ranked No. 3 on the FBS single-game list in 2016 (24 - Obi Melifonwu, UConn & Rodney Butler, NMSU).{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2017 |title=Marcus Allen Junior season recap |url=http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/marcus_allen_905733.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818215707/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/marcus_allen_905733.html |archive-date=August 18, 2018 |website=GoPSUSports |accessdate=September 2, 2017}} In 2016, Allen also blocked the field goal that Grant Haley would return for a touchdown to upset No. 2 Ohio State, which became known as the Block Six.

=College statistics=

rowspan="2"\| Season	rowspan="2"\| Team	rowspan="2"\| Games	colspan="3"\| Tackles	rowspan="2"\| Sacks/Yds	rowspan="2"\| TFL/Yds	colspan="2"\| Fumbles	colspan="3"\|Interceptions
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="13" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Penn State Nittany Lions\|color=white}};" \|{{center\|Penn State Nittany Lions}}
Solo	Asst	Tot	FF	FR	Defl	Int	TD
2014	Penn State	13	35	23	58	1/11	2/13	0	0	3	0	0
2015	Penn State	12	44	38	81	1/9	5/19	2	1	2	0	0
2016	Penn State	14	57	53	110	0/0	6/15	1	2	3	0	0
2017	Penn State	13	45	26	71	1/4	4/12	2	0	3	1	1
colspan="2"\| Total	52	181	139	320	3/24	17/59	5	3	11	1	1

Professional career

On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Allen had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2017 |title=2018 Reese's Senior Bowl Invite Tracker |url=http://rosterwatch.com/2018-reeses-senior-bowl-invite-tracker |website=rosterwatch.com |accessdate=May 15, 2018}} On January 17, 2018, Allen played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl as part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team that lost 45–16 to the South. Allen attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, but opted to only perform the vertical jump, broad jump, bench press, and short shuttle. On March 20, 2018, he attended Penn State's pro day and completed the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, and three-cone drill. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Allen was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the fourth best strong safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com.{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen, DS #4 SS, Penn State |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=131514&DraftYear=2018 |website=draftscout.com |accessdate=May 11, 2018}}

{{external media

| video1 = [http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/0ap3000000924567/Marcus-Allen-s-full-2018-NFL-Scouting-Combine-workout Marcus Allen's NFL Combine Workout]

}}

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 2 1/8

| weight = 215

| dash = 4.63

| ten split = 1.57

| twenty split = 2.67

| shuttle = 4.32

| cone drill = 7.13

| vertical = 37

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 7

| bench = 15

| wonderlic =

| hand span = 9 1/8

| arm span = 30 5/8

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Penn State's Pro Day{{Cite web |title=NFL Draft Profile: Marcus Allen (S) |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/marcus-allen?id=32462018-0002-5599-41f8-066a128fa16f |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 15, 2018}}

}}

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Allen in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2018 |title=2018 NFL Draft Results: Pittsburgh Steelers select safety Marcus Allen with fifth round pick |url=https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2018/4/28/17295900/2018-nfl-draft-results-pittsburgh-steelers-select-safety-marcus-allen-with-fifth-round-pick-news |website=Behind The Steel Curtain |access-date=July 4, 2018}} Allen was the 15th safety drafted in 2018.{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/draft.htm |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On May 10, 2018, the Steelers signed Allen to a four-year, $2.75 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $292,637.{{Cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Marcus Allen contract |url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/marcus-allen-25249/ |website=Spotrac.com |accessdate=May 15, 2018}}

{{external media

| video1 = [http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000929869/Steelers-select-Marcus-Allen-No-148-in-the-2018-NFL-Draft Steelers draft Marcus Allen 148th overall]

}}

On August 31, 2019, Allen was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Steelers make roster cuts |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-roster-cuts |website=Steelers.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Steelers announce 2019 practice squad |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-announce-2019-practice-squad |website=Steelers.com}} On December 20, he was promoted to the active roster.{{Cite web |last=Kozora |first=Alex |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Steelers Release Kameron Kelly, Promote Marcus Allen To 53 Man Roster |url=https://steelersdepot.com/2019/12/steelers-release-kameron-kelly-promote-marcus-allen-to-53-man-roster/ |website=steelersdepot.com |accessdate=December 20, 2019}}

Allen was moved to linebacker for the 2020 season, and signed a one-year contract extension with the team on March 9, 2021.{{Cite news |last=Varley, Teresa |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Allen signed to a one-year contract |work=Steelers.com |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/allen-signed-to-a-one-year-contract |access-date=March 9, 2021}}

On March 15, 2022, the Steelers placed an original-round restricted free agent tender on Allen. He was released during final roster cuts on August 30.{{cite web|title=Steelers make first round of roster moves|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-first-round-of-roster-moves|author=Varley, Teresa|website=Steelers.com|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2023|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830192331/https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-first-round-of-roster-moves|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20180818215707/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/marcus_allen_905733.html Penn State Nittany Lions bio]

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football safeties

Category:American football linebackers

Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players

Category:Players of American football from Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players