Braelon Allen

Braelon Allen is an American college football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Braelon Allen
Wisconsin Badgers No. 0
PositionRunning back
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-20) January 20, 2004
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career history
CollegeWisconsin (2021–present)
Bowl games
High schoolFond du Lac High School
(Fond du Lac, WI)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2021)
  • 2× Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2021)
  • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (2021)

High school

Allen attended and played football at Fond du Lac High School, where he re-classified and graduated a year early.

College career

Allen (#1) at Fond du Lac High School in 2019

Allen was rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports.com, and Rivals.com.[1][2][3] Allen committed to play football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on July 14, 2020, the college's first commit for the 2022 class.[4][5] On September 17, 2020, he announced he would be reclassifying to the 2021 recruiting class to enroll in college early.[6] He was initially recruited as a defensive player, possibly linebacker or safety, before ultimately ending up at running back.[4]

Allen played on special teams only for his first college game.[7] After the team started the season at 1–3, Allen began to see some snaps along with starting tailback Chez Mellusi.[7] Tailback redshirt freshman Jalen Berger left the team[7] and three running backs transferred away from the college.[8] Allen had his first 100-yard rushing performance in the fifth game against Illinois.[7] In early November, Mellusi had a season-ending injury as Allen was established as the team's starting running back.[7] In the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl, Allen rushed for 159 yards and was named the Las Vegas Bowl MVP.[9]

College statistics

As of December 30, 2021:[10]

Braelon AllenRushingReceiving
YearTeamGPAttYardsAvgLongTDsRecYardsTDs
2021Wisconsin121861,2866.871128390
College Totals121861,2866.871128390

College records

Wisconsin Badgers records
  • Most consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards: 7 (2021)[7]

References

  1. "Braelon Allen, Fond du Lac, Linebacker". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. "Braelon Allen, 2021 Athlete". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. "Braelon Allen – Football Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin's Braelon Allen took a distinctive journey to become an RB". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  5. Flood, Evan (July 14, 2020). "BREAKING: Braelon Allen commits to Wisconsin". 247sports.com.
  6. Belz, Matt (September 17, 2020). "Wisconsin football recruiting: 4-star safety Braelon Allen opts to reclassify to the 2021 class". buckys5thquarter.com.
  7. Fuller, Marcus (November 23, 2021). "Badgers face Gophers with latest star running back: 17-year-old Braelon Allen". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. Doherty, Leah (November 26, 2021). "All about Allen: How Wisconsin's star running back rose up the ranks at just 17". www.nbc15.com. WMTV.
  9. "Badgers in the NFL react to Wisconsin's Las Vegas Bowl win over Arizona State".
  10. "Braelon Allen College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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