Brian Allen (cornerback)

Brian Allen (born October 21, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Brian Allen
No. 40 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993
La Marque, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:La Marque (La Marque, Texas)
College:Utah
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:3
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Coming out of Utah, the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts projected Allen to be selected in the fifth or sixth round.[1] He received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 23, 2017, he participated at Utah's pro day and chose to redo the vertical jump, broad jump, and twenty yard shuttle while also doing positional drills. He increased his vertical to 38 inches and was able to decrease his shuttle time. Team representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams were in attendance to scout Allen, Garett Bolles, Isaac Asiata, and 20 other prospects.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 1⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		 215 lb
(98 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.48 s 1.51 s 2.56 s 4.34 s 6.64 s 34 1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3][4]

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Allen in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[5]

On May 8, 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Allen to a four-year, $2.63 million contract with a signing bonus of $230,179.[6]

He entered his first training camp competing with William Gay, Mike Hilton, Greg Ducre, Brandon Dixon, and Senquez Golson for a job to be a backup cornerback. Allen was named the Steelers' fifth cornerback on their depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Artie Burns, Coty Sensabaugh, Mike Hilton, and William Gay.[7]

On September 17, 2017, Allen made his professional regular season debut during the Steelers' 26-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

On September 1, 2018, Allen was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 2, 2018.[10]

On August 27, 2019, Allen was placed on injured reserve.[11] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 31, 2019.

Seattle Seahawks

On October 15, 2019, Allen was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 14, 2020.[13]

References
  1. "NFL Draft Profile: Brian Allen". NFL.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. "Football Holds Annual Pro Day". utahutes.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. Galloway, Jason (March 6, 2017). "2017 NFL Combine results for former Wisconsin Badgers". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. "Brian Allen, DS #21 CB, Utah". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  5. "Steelers select Allen in the fifth round". Steelers.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  6. "Spotrac.com: Brian Allen contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  7. "Ourlads.com: Pittsburgh Steeler's depth chart: 08/01/2017". ourlads.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  8. "Steelers reduce roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 1, 2018.
  9. "Steelers announce practice squad". Steelers.com. September 2, 2018.
  10. Varley, Teresa (October 2, 2018). "Steelers promote Allen". Steelers.com.
  11. "Steelers awarded Dean off waivers". Steelers.com. August 27, 2019.
  12. Boyle, John (October 15, 2019). "Seahawks Make Practice Squad Moves, Including Addition Of TE Tyrone Swoopes & S Adrian Colbert". Seahawks.com.
  13. Boyle, John (January 14, 2020). "Seahawks Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Seahawks.com.


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