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Position: Running back
Years played at USC: 2011-2014
Career highlights: Allen did not see much playing time for the first 2.5 seasons of his USC career. After redshirting as a true freshman in 2011, he had just six carries in 2012, and only 12 across the first five games of 2013.
Following the firing of head coach Lane Kiffin, however, Allen broke out under interim head coach Ed Orgeron and new offensive play caller Clay Helton. Allen finished the 2013 season with over 120 rushing yards in four of the Trojans' final five regular season games, and scored a touchdown in their final six contests. He was named USC's team MVP for the season.
As a redshirt junior in 2014, Allen emerged as one of the top running backs in the Pac-12. He finished the year with 1,489 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, to go along with 458 receiving yards and a touchdown reception. He earned first-team all-conference honors.
After USC: Following his redshirt junior season, Allen declared for the 2015 NFL Draft. The Baltimore Ravens selected him in the fourth round. He would play five seasons in the league, the first four with Baltimore and the final one with the New York Giants.
The two best seasons of Allen's career were 2015 and 2017. In both of those years, he had over 500 rushing yards, over 800 all-purpose yards, and six total touchdowns.
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