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Christopher Allen NFL Draft Profile
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Christopher Allen Scouting ReportChristopher is excellent in coverage. He stays with tight ends and receivers in the slot with very good straight-line speed and change-of-direction ability for his size. He handles misdirection well with quick change-of-direction ability. Comes downhill quickly against the run when he has an open lane. Christopher has the combination of size and athleticism worthy of development. He is quick to read run, showing good agility and speed to get past blockers and finish. Experienced in coverage and gets a strong jam on outside receivers. He is thickly built with classic linebacker size, adequate strength and the smarts to cover up his athletic shortcomings in the right scheme.
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Areas for ImprovementAllen lacks elite quickness and change-of-direction ability to handle NFL slot receivers after initial contact. He plays upright. Ducks his head and fails to wrap up at times. Inconsistent in giving full effort to be the second man in on the play. Must learn to use hands to beat blocks. Allen hits up high and misses more tackles than he should. He locates the ball but takes circuitous routes to go get to it. Should use power and long arms to take on and disengage from blocks. Inefficient with his angles. His lateral agility and burst often put him in position to make big plays, but he takes questionable routes to the ball and struggles to avoid blockers when in pursuit.
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Christopher Allen Career at SchoolAllen was one of the top players from the state of Louisiana, a four-star prospect by all major recruiting outlets. Christopher recorded 82 tackles in 2016 including 14 tackles for loss and six sacks and helped lead the Kittens to consecutive state championships in 2015 and 2016 with a win in the 2016 Louisiana Division IV state championship and a 14-1 overall record. In 2017, a threat off the edge for the Tide seeing time in seven games during his freshman campaign. He totaled six stops with one tackle for loss (-2 yards). He added a pair of quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. Christopher an athletic defender off the edge who suffered a knee injury prior to the 2018 campaign that sidelined him all season. He was granted a medical redshirt. Allen returned from injury to see time in all 13 games registering 11 tackles, including half a sack. He also totaled 4.5 tackles for loss and added a pair of quarterback pressures. During the pandemic season, Christopher was selected as a second team All SEC honoree by the league coaches. He led the SEC in tackles for loss with 13 as part of his 41 total tackles on the season. He also registered six sacks to go with five quarterback pressures, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. In 2021, Christopher suffered a foot injury in the season opener against Miami that kept him off the field for the remainder the season. He tabbed to the Butkus Award Watch List to the 2021 campaign. |
Christopher Allen NFL Draft Player ProfileChristopher Allen is an athletic outside linebacker who is a threat to the outside shoulder of tackles with his get-off and bend from a two-point stance. Allen times the snap very well and uses his hands to keep his frame clean up the arc. Able to flatten back to the quarterback with ankle flexion, bending the corner. Allen does some of his best work in space where he is capable of dropping to the flat or gaining depth backpedaling. In the run game, he plays with great effort, displaying his range laterally and chasing down plays from the backside successfully. He possesses the length to stack blocks. Allen is a reliable tackler who wraps up and goes for the football, forcing fumbles. Sniffs out screens and takes them away with his athleticism.
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