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Austin Allen NFL Draft Profile
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Austin Allen Scouting ReportAustin has soft, reliable hand center the big target for quarterbacks. He shields the defense and will let the ball into his pads to protect it when about to absorb a big hit over the middle. He has a strong, athletic frame withh room for additional muscle mass. He has good knee bend and technique. He also shows decent power when his hands hit the target. Allen has extremely good, soft, natural hands. He is consistently makes the clean catch. He has good strength and effort to run through arm tackles. He has enough speed to challenge the seam but does not possess elite top end speed. He is highly competitive player and quickly gets to the perimeter. He blocks well in space and at the second level.
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Areas for ImprovementAllen is a glider, move faster than he appears but lacks the top end speed to be a real threat down the seam. He has only average lateral agility to elude and might not be fast enough to be a consistent threat down the seam against NFL competition. He is not agile for the tight end and might have real trouble getting open at the next level.
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Austin Allen Career at SchoolAustin Allen is regarded as the consensus top prospect in the state of Nebraska in the 2017 recruiting class. Allen is a multi-sport standout at Aurora High School who will join the Huskers as a tight end. The 6-8, 210-pound Allen had his senior season limited by injury, but was part of a Huskie team that posted an 8-3 record and reached the quarterfinals of the Class B playoffs. Before being injured, Allen showed his skills on both sides of the ball for Coach Kyle Peterson catching five passes and making five tackles and two sacks. Allen sat out as a redshirt in his first season in the program but made an impact on both the offensive and special teams scout teams. Allen played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman as a key member of the tight end corps. Along with adding perimeter blocking for a Husker run game that was the third-most improved attack in the country, Allen caught two passes for 54 yards in 2018. He hauled in a 13-yard reception vs. Bethune-Cookman for his first career catch before adding a then-career-long 41-yard reception the next week at No. 8 Ohio State. Allen’s catch at Ohio State marked the longest reception by a Husker tight end in three seasons. Allen also made significant contributions in a win over Northern Illinois even though he did not have a catch. He recovered a fumble on special teams to set up a Husker touchdown and had a tackle to stuff a fake punt attempt short of the first-down line. Allen played in every game as a sophomore, including the first five starts of his career (Colorado, Illinois, Northwestern, Maryland, Iowa). He caught seven passes for 83 yards, five more receptions than he had as a redshirt freshman. Allen posted his first catch of the season with an eight-yard reception in the season opener against South Alabama, and he had a career-high two catches against No. 5 Ohio State. Allen hauled in a 24-yard reception against Northwestern. He added a nine-yard catch against Indiana and had a five-yard reception against No. 15 Wisconsin. Allen had his longest reception of the season with a 30-yard catch at Maryland. Allen played in all eight games with seven starts in 2020. He had 18 receptions and 236 receiving yards, eclipsing his career totals entering the year in both categories. Allen, who had at least one reception in every game, also caught the first touchdown pass of his career in 2020. Allen ranked second on the team in both receptions and receiving yards, and his average of 13.1 yards per catch was the highest of any Husker with more than five receptions. The 2021 Big Ten Tight End of the Year, Austin Allen started all 12 games in a record-breaking final season at Nebraska. He caught 38 passes for 602 yards, the most season receptions and season receiving yards by a tight end in Nebraska history. Allen ranked second on the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving yards per game (50.2) in 2021. In the regular season, Allen led all Big Ten tight ends and ranked 13th nationally among tight ends in receiving yards. His average of 15.8 yards per reception also led all Big Ten tight ends and ranked sixth nationally among all tight ends. In addition to winning hte Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Award, Allen earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference media. |
Austin Allen NFL Draft Player ProfileDue to his pass-catching prowess and route running ability, Allen is viewed as a big offensive weapon who could pose as a huge mismatch advantage in the red zone at the next level. A team captain, as voted on by his teammates, Allen is known for his great work ethic and leadership inside the locker room.
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