Devon Allen
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_(cropped).jpg) Devon Allen in 2018 | |||||
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| Born: | December 12, 1994 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix, Arizona) | ||||
| College: | Oregon (2013–2016) | ||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||
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Devon Allen (born December 12, 1994) is an American track and field athlete and two-time Olympian, specializing in the 110-meter hurdles, and a professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played wide receiver for the University of Oregon football team from 2014 to 2016.[1]
Early life
[edit]Devon Allen was born in 1994 to Louis Allen and Joey Knudson. His father is African American while his mother is White.[2] Louis Allen died in June 2022.[3]
At an early age, Allen began running track with the Arizona Rising Suns track club. He worked very hard at both track and football in his younger years, however, his coaches insisted he keep on pursuing his track career despite having a strong interest in football. His hard work and dedication in track and field accelerated him to have successful high school years at Brophy Prep.[citation needed]
Football recruiting
[edit]| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Devon Allen WR |
Phoenix, AZ | Brophy Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.5 | Jan 25, 2013 |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 114 (WR) Rivals: 186 (WR) ESPN: 166 (WR) | ||||||
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Football career
[edit]College football
[edit]Coming out of high school as a four-star recruit, Allen committed to the University of Oregon and played on their football team for three years as a wide receiver, with his first season as the most productive one. He tore his ACL in the 2015 Rose Bowl, and again in September 2016. After coming out of college, Allen initially focused his career on track and field rather than football.
College football statistics
[edit]| Season | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 2014 | 41 | 684 | 16.7 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 143 | 35.3 | 77 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 54 | 921 | 17.1 | 80 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]After years of competing in the U.S. Nationals and the Olympics as a track athlete, Allen chose to participate in the football pro day held for players at the University of Oregon during the 2022 preseason. Allen caught the attention of NFL scouts when he ran an unofficial 4.35-second 40-yard dash. He impressed the Philadelphia Eagles enough to merit a visit on April 7 to their training facility, the NovaCare Complex.
On April 8, 2022, the day after being brought to their training facility, Allen signed a standard three-year undrafted rookie deal with the Eagles.[4] He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6][7][8] On February 15, 2023, Allen signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.[9]
On August 29, 2023, Allen was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] On September 25, Allen was promoted from the practice squad to make his NFL debut in Philadelphia's Week 3 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[12] He tore his ACL for a third time in December 2023.[13]
Allen was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the 2023-24 season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[14]
Track and field career
[edit]In the 110-meter hurdles, Allen is a three-time U.S. national champion (2014, 2016, and 2018) and a two-time Olympian, reaching the finals in both the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. His personal best of 12.84 seconds, set in 2022, ranks as the third-fastest time in history.[15] In his final meet of 2021, Allen clocked 12.99 seconds and became the 13th American hurdler to ever break the 13-second barrier in this event.[16][17] In April 2022, the Eagles signed Allen as a wide receiver.[18]
On July 17, 2022, Allen was disqualified at the 2022 World Athletic Championships in Eugene, Oregon, due to a controversial false start. The sensors in the starting blocks measured his reaction time from the moment the gun went off at 0.099 seconds, which is 0.001 seconds faster than the legally allowed reaction time of 0.100 seconds.[19][20]
Following a return to football in 2022 and his third ACL tear, in January 2024 Allen announced his hopes to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He was unable to achieve this goal, however, due to the injury recovery.[13]
In October 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[21]
Track and field achievements
[edit]1 Disqualified in the final.
Track records
[edit]As of 11 September 2024, Allen holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date |
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| Annapolis, MD | 13.12 | + 1.1 | 23/04/2022 |
| Memphis | 13.14 | + 0.3 | 15/08/2021 |
| New York City | 12.84 PB |
+ 1.6 | 12/06/2022 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 13.11 | 0.0 | 30/04/2022 |
| Seattle, WA | 13.32 | – 0.8 | 14/05/2016 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Devon Allen". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Allen, Devon (May 30, 2020). "Post". Instagram. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Obert, Richard. "Olympian Devon Allen loses father before qualifying for world championships in 110 hurdles". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Bowman, Paul (April 8, 2022). "Eagles Add Olympic Athlete To Roster". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (August 30, 2022). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ McPherson, Chris (August 31, 2022). "Eagles sign 15 players to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ Devon Allen page Philadelphia Eagles
- ^ 2022 Biography Devon Allen WR #82 Philadelphia Eagles
- ^ "Eagles sign 9 players to Reserve/Futures deals". theeagleswire.usatoday.com. February 15, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Spadaro, Dave; McPherson, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ "Eagles announce practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Eagles elevate Devon Allen, Braden Mann for Monday Night Football". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Philadelphia Eagles. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Devon Allen tore ACL at Eagles practice last month, still hopes to compete in Olympics". NBC Sports. January 27, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Boyle, Owen (January 22, 2024). "Eagles sign 20 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Philadelphia Eagles.
- ^ Frank, Reuben (June 12, 2022). "Eagles receiver Devon Allen runs 3rd-fastest hurdles time ... ever". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ Kishmore, Hari. "Athletics: Records galore at Boris Hanzekovic Memorial event". Sportskeeda. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Men's All Time List - 110 Metres Hurdles". World Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Spadaro, Dave (April 8, 2022). "Eagles sign WR Devon Allen". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Coral (July 17, 2022). "Eagles' Devon Allen disqualified due to false start in 110M hurdles final at World Athletic Championships". nfl.com. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ Book C: Competition C2.1 Technical Rules False Start Rule 16.6 World Athletics
- ^ "Devon Allen signs up for Grand Slam Track after injury lay-off". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
External links
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- Devon Allen at World Athletics
- Devon Allen at www.USATF.org
- Devon Allen at Team USA (archive April 10, 2023)
- Devon Allen at Olympics.com
- Devon Allen at Olympic.org (archived)
- Devon Allen at Olympedia (archive)
- Devon Allen at the Oregon Ducks
- Rising Suns [1]
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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