Austin Allen (born August 21, 1994) is a former

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. He played

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for the

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and was their starting quarterback from 2016 to 2017. He was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early years

Allen attended Fayetteville High School in

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. He had 3,593 passing yards and 29

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as a senior and 4,150 yards and 46 touchdowns as a junior. He committed to play college football at the

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, the same school his brother, Brandon, was attending.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Arkansas in 2013, Allen appeared in fives games in 2014 as a backup to his brother, Brandon. He completed eight of 16 passes for 153 yards with a rushing touchdown. He spent 2015 again as the backup to Brandon, appearing in three games and completing one of three passes with the one completion going for a touchdown. With his brother graduating, Allen took over as Arkansas' starting quarterback in 2016. Allen finished his first starting year with the Razorbacks with a 7–5 record under Coach

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. The Razorbacks went to the

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on December 9, 2016, against

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. Virginia Tech won the game by a score of 35–24.

Professional career

Allen signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018. In 2018, Allen signed with the

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of the

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for the 2019 season. On November 27, he was selected by the

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in the third round during the inaugural AAF “Protect or Pick” Quarterback Draft. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

References

External links

Arkansas Razorbacks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Austin 1994 births Living people Players of American football from Fayetteville, Arkansas American football quarterbacks Arkansas Razorbacks football players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Memphis Express (American football) players Salt Lake Stallions players