Nick Allen

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
High School:
Blue Valley Southwest

CAREER HONORS
• 2022 Academic All-District (College Sports Communicators)
• 2019-22 First Team Academic All-Big 12

CAREER: Saw action in 48 games over four seasons with a pair of starts... Started his career seeing time primarily on special teams, but contributed as a member of the rotation at linebacker his final two seasons... A two-time First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.

2022: Played in 14 games, which included a start against Oklahoma State... Finished ninth on the team with 34 tackles to go along with a half tackle for loss... Tied his career high with 10 tackles at TCU... Also had eight stops in his start against the Cowboys... Intercepted his first-career pass against Missouri, teaming with Daniel Green to have linebackers with picks in the same game for the first time since 2015... Earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators, while he was a First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.

2021: A reserve linebacker and special teams standout who played in all 12 regular-season games – including a start against Southern Illinois – but missed the Texas Bowl victory due to injury... Led the team with six special teams tackles, including five on kickoff coverage... Posted a career-high 10 tackles at Oklahoma State, while he recovered a fumble against TCU... Picked up First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.

2020: Played in nine games, primarily on special teams... Set a career high with two tackles as a reserve linebacker at Iowa State... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.

2019: Saw action in all 13 games, totaling a pair of tackles on punt coverage while being an integral part of K-State’s blocking unit for its four kickoff-return touchdowns... Also had a pass breakup as a reserve linebacker against Bowling Green... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

2018: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Blue Valley Southwest under head coach Anthony Orrick... Named to the Kansas Football Coaches Association (KFBCA) Top-11 team as one of the best 11 players in the state of Kansas among all classes in 2017... Earned first team all-state honors as a senior from the KFBCA, Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle, while he was an honorable mention pick from the latter two organizations as a junior... Named the 2017 Eastern Kansas League (EKL) Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 151 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks... Also named a First Team All-Metro performer by the Kansas City Star and was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the most outstanding lineman or linebacker among big-class schools in the Kansas City area.

PERSONAL: Nicholas Randall Allen was born November 5, 1999, in Olathe, Kansas... Son of Dave and Mellissa Allen... Obtained his undergraduate degree from K-State in finance in May 2022 and is currently working on his MBA.