Austin Allen (born November 10, 1998) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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Early years

Allen grew up in

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, and attended Aurora High School, where he played football and basketball. As a junior, he caught 41 passes for 507 yards and eight touchdowns. Allen committed to play college football at Nebraska over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, UCLA, and UCF.

College career

Allen

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his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman he caught two passes for 54 yards. Allen played in all 12 of Nebraska's games and had seven receptions for 83 yards during his redshirt sophomore season. He started seven games as a redshirt junior and caught 18 passes for 236 yards and one touchdown. In his redshirt senior season Allen set school records for tight ends with 38 receptions and 602 receiving yards and scored three touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference and the

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at the end of the season.

Professional career

New York Giants

Allen was signed by the

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as an

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on April 30, 2022, shortly after the conclusion of the

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. He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day. On October 18, 2022, the Giants released Allen from their practice squad.

Green Bay Packers

On January 3, 2023, Allen was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023. He was released on August 29, 2023. A day later, he was signed to the Packers' practice squad. He was released on September 12, 2023.

Arlington Renegades

On January 19, 2024, Allen signed with the

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of the United Football League (UFL).

References

External links

Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Austin 1998 births Living people People from Aurora, Nebraska Players of American football from Nebraska American football tight ends Nebraska Cornhuskers football players New York Giants players Arlington Renegades players