Javorius Allen

Javorius Allen
No. 37Baltimore Ravens
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991
Place of birth: Tallahassee, Florida
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Tallahassee (FL) Lincoln
College: Southern California
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Rushing yards: 514
Rushing average: 3.8
Rushing TDs: 1
Receptions: 45
Receiving yards: 353
Receiving TDs: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Javorius "Buck" Allen (born August 27, 1991) is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC.

Early years

Allen attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida, where he played football and ran track. As a sophomore in 2008, he rushed for 1,044 yards on 162 carries (6.4 avg.) with 10 touchdowns. In 2009, he missed his junior season with an injury. As a senior, he rushed for more than 1,500 yards and was named Super Prep All-Dixie and Prep Star All-Southeast. He was ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and the 23rd best athlete.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Southern California (USC) in February 2011.[2]

He also lettered all four years in track & field. He ran a personal-best time of 11.32 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 2009 Leon Home Meet, where he placed 10th.[3] He posted a career-best time of 23.19 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the 2009 Chiles Capital City T&F Classic.[4] He also claimed a regional long jump title at the 2009 FHSAA 3A Region 1 after clearing a PR mark of 7.00 meters (22-9.5).[5]

College career

Allen was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in three games, rushing for 32 over six carries. As a sophomore in 2013, Allen played in all 14 games with four starts. He had 785 yards on 135 carries and 14 touchdowns.[6] After the season he was named the teams MVP.[7] 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 2015 NFL Draft.[8][9]

Rushing Receiving
Year Team Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2012 USC 6 32 5.3 14 0 0 0 0.0 0
2013 USC 135 785 5.8 79 14 22 252 11.5 1
2014 USC 276 1,489 5.4 53 11 41 458 11.2 1
Career 417 2,306 5.5 79 25 63 710 11.3 2

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

2015 season

Allen was selected in the 4th round by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2015 NFL Draft.[10]

Allen received his first career carry during the season opener against the Denver Broncos, finishing with 9 carries for 30-yards and a reception for 4-yards. After running back Lorenzo Taliaferro was placed on injured/reserve with a season-ending injury during week 4 and starting running back Justin Forsett was injured during a Week 11 contest against the St. Louis Rams, 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 5 catches for 48-yards.

On October 11, 2015, Allen ran for a career-high 44 yards in a single carry against the Cleveland Browns.[11][12]

On November 30, 2015, Allen received his first career start and scored his first career touchdown on a 12-yard touchdown reception against the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football.[13] Allen also had a 21 yard run, the longest of the day.[14][15]

On December 20, 2015, Allen fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Tyvon Branch, who ran it 73 yards for a touchdown.[16][17]

On December 27, 2015, Allen scored his first-career rushing touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[18][19]

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