Friday 19 December 2014

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " DWAYNE ALLEN " IS FOOTBALL TIGHT END FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Dwayne Allen


Dwayne Allen
No. 83     Indianapolis Colts
Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: February 24, 1990 (age 24)
Place of birthFayetteville, North Carolina
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High schoolFayetteville (NC) Sanford
CollegeClemson
NFL Draft2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64
Debuted in 2012 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2014
Receptions75
Receiving yards936
Receiving average12.5
Touchdowns12
Stats at NFL.com
Dwayne Lamont Allen[1] (born February 24, 1990) is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Clemson University, earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the most outstanding college tight end in 2011. He was selected by the Colts in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and was considered one of the top tight end prospects for 2012.[2]

Early years

Allen was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, and played high school football for the Terry Sanford Bulldogs. During his career he had 68 receptions for 1,257 yards.

College career

Allen attended Clemson University, where he played for the Clemson Tigers football team from 2008 to 2011. He was redshirted in 2008. In 2009 he started six of 14 games and had 10 receptions for 108 yards and three touchdowns. He started all 13 games in 2010 and was a second-team All-ACC selection after recording 33 receptions for 373 yards with a touchdown.[3]
Through the first seven games of his junior season, Allen has 27 receptions for 381 yards and four touchdowns.[4]
Dwayne was named the 2011 recipient of the John Mackey Award on December 8, 2011 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show. He graduated from Clemson on August 9, 2014.[5]

Professional career

2012

Allen was drafted 64th overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was the second tight-end taken in the draft as well as the second taken by the Colts. He helped fellow rookie Andrew Luck lead the Colts to an 11-5 record.[6] Despite their draft positions, Allen actually bested his teammate (taken 34th overall), Coby Fleener, in overall production ranking 7th best among the league's rookie receiving leaders.[7] Allen and fellow rookie teammates T.Y. HiltonCoby FleenerVick Ballard, and LaVon Brazill combined for an NFL record 3,108 yards - the most by any rookie class playing for an NFL club since the 1970 NFL merger. Interestingly, the second best performance was the Colts 1999 rookie class with 2,751 yards.[8]

2013

Allen was intended to be a large part of new Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton's offense, but he was placed on the injured reserve following a hip injury in the first game of the season. He finished the season with one catch for 20 yards and a touchdown.

Career statistics

SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
Regular season
2014Indianapolis Colts11112939513.641T810
2013Indianapolis Colts1112020.020T1
2012Indianapolis Colts16164552111.6403351.73010
Total28287593612.54112351.73020

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