Chase Allen (born July 9, 1997) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played

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Early life and high school

Allen grew up in Nixa, Missouri and attended

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. He was named first team All-State as a senior after finishing the season with 33 receptions for 654 yards and seven touchdowns. Allen committed to play college football at Iowa State over offers from Nebraska, Michigan, Missouri, and Minnesota.

College career

Allen was a member of the Iowa State Cyclones for six seasons. He redshirted his true freshman season while recovering from injuries suffered after being hit by a car shortly before his first year at Iowa State. Allen played in all 13 of Iowa State's games with nine starts during his redshirt freshman season and was named second-team All- Big 12 Conference primarily on his blocking ability. He played in eight games while missing five due to injury as a redshirt sophomore and caught eight passes for 84 yards. As a redshirt junior, Allen played in all 13 of the Cyclones' games and had 17 receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns and was again named second team All-Big 12. He repeated as a second team all-conference after catching 19 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in his redshirt senior season. Allen used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Iowa State for a sixth year. In his final season, he caught 26 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns and was named second team All-Big 12 for a fourth time.

Professional career

Allen signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2022, but was signed to the team's

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the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. He was waived on August 5, 2023.

References

External links

Iowa State Cyclones bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Chase 1997 births Living people Players of American football from Missouri American football tight ends Iowa State Cyclones football players Chicago Bears players