Jeff Allen (American football)

Jeff Allen

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Allen with the Kansas City Chiefs

No. 79 Houston Texans

Position:

Offensive guard

Personal information

Date of birth:

January 8, 1990

Place of birth:

Chicago, Illinois

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

306 lb (139 kg)

Career information

High school:

Chicago (IL) King

College:

Illinois

NFL Draft:

2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44

Career history

Kansas City Chiefs (2012–2015)
Houston Texans (2016–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career NFL statistics as of 2015

Games played:	44
Games started:	36
Player stats at NFL.com

Jeff Allen (born January 8, 1990) is an American football offensive guard for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Illinois. Allen was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

College career

After graduating from Chicago's King High School, Allen attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2008 to 2011. He started 47 games at both left and right tackle during his career. He was teammates with Xavier Fulton and Jon Asamoah.

Professional career

2012 NFL Draft

Projected as a second round selection by Sports Illustrated,^[1] Allen was ranked as the No. 6 offensive guard available in the 2012 NFL Draft.^[2] He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2nd round, 44th overall.

Kansas City Chiefs

In his rookie season, Allen appeared in all 16 games, and became a starter at left guard by week 4 against the San Diego Chargers.

Houston Texans

Allen signed a four-year deal with the Houston Texans on March 9, 2016.^[3]

Personal life

Married to Marrisa Holden, a former Illinois soccer player. They have one daughter together.

References

↑ "Jeff Allen". CNN.
↑ "View Draft by Positions". CNN.
↑ Texans report: Jeff Allen, Tony Bergstrom added to offensive line

External links

Houston Texans current roster

Active roster	3 Tom Savage 5 Brandon Weeden 8 Nick Novak 9 Shane Lechler 10 DeAndre Hopkins 12 Keith Mumphery 15 Will Fuller 17 Brock Osweiler 20 Don Jones 21 A. J. Bouye 22 Denzel Rice 24 Johnathan Joseph 25 Kareem Jackson 26 Lamar Miller 27 Quintin Demps 28 Alfred Blue 29 Andre Hal 32 Robert Nelson 33 Akeem Hunt 34 Tyler Ervin 35 Eddie Pleasant 37 Al-Hajj Shabazz 41 Jonathan Grimes 43 Corey Moore 45 Jay Prosch 46 Jon Weeks 50 Akeem Dent 51 John Simon 52 Brian Peters 53 Max Bullough 55 Benardrick McKinney 56 Brian Cushing 59 Whitney Mercilus 63 Kendall Lamm 65 Greg Mancz 68 Tony Bergstrom 71 Xavier Su'a-Filo 73 Josh Walker 74 Chris Clark 75 Vince Wilfork 76 Duane Brown 78 Oday Aboushi 79 Jeff Allen 82 Wendall Williams 84 Ryan Griffin 87 C. J. Fiedorowicz 89 Stephen Anderson 90 Jadeveon Clowney 93 Joel Heath 94 Antonio Smith 95 Christian Covington 97 Ufomba Kamalu 98 D. J. Reader

Reserve lists	7 Ka'imi Fairbairn (IR) 11 Jaelen Strong (IR) 13 Braxton Miller(IR) 23 Kurtis Drummond (IR) 30 Kevin Johnson (IR) 36 K. J. Dillon (IR) 39 Lonnie Ballentine (IR) 48 Gerald Rivers (IR) 49 Tony Washington (IR) 57 Brennan Scarlett (IR) 66 Nick Martin (IR) 72 Derek Newton (IR) 77 David Quessenberry (NFI) 91 Devon Still (IR) 99 J. J. Watt (IR)

Practice squad	14 Quenton Bundrage (Inj.) 38 Kenny Hilliard 42 Shakeel Rashad 47 Eric Lee 62 Chad Slade 70 Jeff Adams 82 Wendell Williams 88 RaShaun Allen 92 Brandon Dunn 96 Dan Pettinato

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