Javorius "Buck" Allen (born August 27, 1991) is an American former professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. He played

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Early life

Allen attended Lincoln High School in

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, where he played

and ran track. As a sophomore in 2008, he

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for 1,044 yards on 162 carries (6.4 avg.) with ten

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s. In 2009, he missed his junior season with an injury. As a senior, he rushed for more than 1,500 yards and was named

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All-Dixie and Prep Star All-Southeast. He was ranked as a three-star recruit by

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and the 23rd best athlete. He committed to play

at the

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(USC) in February 2011. In addition, he lettered all four years in track & field. He ran a personal-best time of 11.32 seconds in the

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at the 2009 Leon Home Meet, where he placed 10th. He posted a career-best time of 23.19 seconds in the

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at the 2009 Chiles Capital City T&F Classic. In addition, he claimed a regional

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title at the 2009

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3A Region 1 after clearing a PR mark of 7.00 meters (22–9.5).

College career

Allen attended and played college football for USC from 2011 to 2014. Allen was

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as a freshman in 2011. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in three games, rushing for 32 over six carries. As a redshirt sophomore in 2013, Allen saw a much expanded role. He played in all 14 games with four starts. He recorded 785 rushing yards on 135 carries and 14 touchdowns. After the season, he was named the team's MVP. As a junior in 2014, Allen was USC's leading rusher with 1,489 yards on 276 carries with 11 touchdowns. After his junior season, Allen entered the

Statistics

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Allen was drafted by the

in the fourth round, 125th overall, of the 2015 NFL draft. He was the tenth

to be selected that year. He received his first career carry during the season opener against the

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, finishing with nine carries for 30-yards and a

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for four yards. After running back Lorenzo Taliaferro was placed on injured/reserve with a season-ending injury during Week 4 and starting running back

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was injured during a Week 11 contest against the

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, the rookie, Allen, would be promoted to first string and receive his first career start the next week. Allen finished the game with a career-high 22 carries for 67 yards and five catches for 48 yards. In Week 12, Allen received his first career start and scored his first career touchdown on a 12-yard touchdown reception in the second divisional matchup against the Cleveland Browns. In the following game, against the

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, he had 63 rushing yards and 12 receptions for 107 yards and a receiving touchdown. In Week 16, Allen scored his first-career rushing touchdown against the

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. Overall, he finished his rookie season with 514 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, 45 receptions, 353 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns. With the emergence of

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and Kenneth Dixon in the Ravens' backfield, Allen had a very limited role in the 2016 season. Overall, in eight games, he recorded nine rushes for 34 yards and three receptions for 15 yards. Coming into the 2017 season, Allen was in competition with

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and Terrance West. Woodhead was lost to a hamstring injury in the season opener against the

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. In the game, Allen had 21 rushes for 71 yards in the 20–0 victory. In the Week 2 game against the

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, he had 14 rushes for 66 yards and five receptions for 35 yards and a receiving touchdown in the 24–10 victory. He had 21 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown three weeks later in a 30–17 win over the

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. In Week 10, Allen had seven catches and rushes apiece, had 65 total offensive yards, and caught a receiving touchdown in a 23–20 loss to the

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. He rushed five times for 15 yards and a touchdown in Week 12 against the

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as the Ravens won 23–16. Allen had his best game of the season two weeks later against the Steelers, when he carried six times for 25 yards, had two catches for 32 yards, and had two rushing touchdowns in a 38–39 shootout loss. Allen finished the 2017 season with 591 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 46 receptions, 250 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns. In Week 3 of the 2018 season, Allen scored both a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in a 27–14 victory over the Broncos. On the 2018 season, Allen finished with 110 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with 35 receptions for 196 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

New Orleans Saints

On May 28, 2019, Allen signed with the

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. He was placed on

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on July 30, 2019. He was released on August 9.

New York Giants

On October 11, 2019, Allen signed with the

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. Allen had his first touchdown of the season, a one yard-rush in the fourth quarter, in Week 15 against the Dolphins in the 36–20 victory. In the 2019 season, he appeared in ten games and had ten carries for 36 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

References

External links

USC Trojans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Javorius 1991 births Living people Players of American football from Tallahassee, Florida American football running backs USC Trojans football players Baltimore Ravens players New Orleans Saints players New York Giants players Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida) alumni