American football player (born 1988)
American football player
Antonio Allen Position: Safety Born: (1988-09-23 ) September 23, 1988 (age 36) Ocala, Florida , U.S.Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 210 lb (95 kg) High school: Trinity Catholic (Ocala)College: South Carolina NFL draft: 2012 / round: 7 / pick: 242
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Antonio Allen (born September 23, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks . Allen was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft .
Early life
Allen attended Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida . Allen earned first-team all-state honors after his senior season at Trinity Catholic.[ 1]
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Antonio Allen Safety
Ocala, Florida
Trinity Catholic High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Unknown
Jan 17, 2007
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : -- (S ) Rivals : 42 (Safety ), 80 (FL )
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
College career
Allen the University of South Carolina from 2008 to 2011. He played linebacker his first two years before switching to safety. He finished his career with 198 tackles, 3.5 sacks , four interceptions and two touchdowns .
Professional career
Pre-draft
Allen was considered one of the top safety prospects heading into the 2012 NFL draft .[ 2]
New York Jets (first stint)
The New York Jets chose Allen in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 242nd overall pick.[ 3] [ 4] Allen came to an agreement with the team on a four-year contract that included a $45,896 signing bonus.[ 5] Allen was waived on September 1, 2012.[ 6] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[ 7] Allen was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2012, after the team placed Darrelle Revis on injured reserve.[ 8] On November 6, 2012, he was waived after the team re-signed Jason Hill .[ 9] He was signed to the practice squad two days later after clearing waivers.[ 10] Allen was promoted to the active roster on December 6, 2012.[ 11]
Allen entered the 2013 preseason competing with newly signed Jaiquawn Jarrett for the starting free safety job.[ 12] Allen finished the 2013 season with 60 tackles, a sack, and an interception for a touchdown.
Allen was waived by the Jets on August 7, 2015, after suffering an Achilles tendon injury.[ 13] After clearing waivers, he was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2015.[ 14]
Houston Texans
Allen signed with the Houston Texans on March 16, 2016.[ 15] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Texans.[ 16]
New York Jets (second stint)
On September 6, 2016, Allen re-signed with the Jets.[ 17] He was waived/injured on December 10, 2016, and placed on injured reserve.[ 18]
NFL career statistics
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2012
NYJ
7
1
6
4
2
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2013
NYJ
16
9
63
42
21
1.0
2
1
23
1
23
7
0
0
0
0
2014
NYJ
15
8
41
36
5
0.5
1
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
2016
NYJ
12
0
5
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
18
115
85
30
2.5
4
1
23
1
23
13
1
1
0
0
References
^ "South Carolina Profile" . gamecocksonline.com . Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2012 .
^ a b "Antonio Allen" . NFL Draft Scout. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2012 .
^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 14, 2023 .
^ Allen, Eric (April 28, 2012). "Round 7: S Antonio Allen, WR Jordan White" . New York Jets. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012 .
^ Vrentas, Jenny (May 17, 2012). "Jets sign seventh-round pick Antonio Allen" . The Star-Ledger . Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2012 .
^ Jets Media Relations Department (September 1, 2012). "Jets Announce Roster, Practice Squad Moves" . New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012 .
^ Jets Staff (September 2, 2012). "Antonio Allen Signed to Practice Squad" . New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012 .
^ McManus, Jane (October 12, 2012). "Darrelle Revis placed on IR" . ESPN New York. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ Orr, Conor (November 6, 2012). "Jets sign WR Jason Hill, waive rookie safety Antonio Allen" . The Star-Ledger . Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2012 .
^ "Jets promote LB Ricky Sapp to active roster, sign S Allen to practice squad" . Fox News . Retrieved November 8, 2012 .
^ Jets Media Relations Department (December 6, 2012). "Allen Signed to Active Roster, Fletcher to P-Squad" . New York Jets. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012 .
^ Frankel, Charlie (August 12, 2013). "Allen, Jarrett Fighting for the 'Other' Safety Spot" . New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013 .
^ Cosentino, Dom (August 7, 2015). "Antonio Allen done for season (torn Achilles), Jets sign cornerback Keon Lyn" . NJ.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
^ Cosentino, Dom (August 10, 2015). "Jets' Antonio Allen placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers" . NJ.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015 .
^ "Texans sign safety Antonio Allen" . HoustonTexans.com . March 16, 2016.
^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster" . HoustonTexans.com . September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017.
^ "Jets Bring Back S Antonio Allen" . newyorkjets.com . Retrieved September 6, 2016 .
^ "Jets waive/injured Antonio Allen, promote Freddie Bishop" . ESPN.com . December 10, 2016.
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