Indiana · L 16-52
No tackles.
Florida Atlantic · W 48-41
3 tackles
The other 6 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Allen has tackles in 7 of North Texas’s 8 games: none against Indiana.
BJ Allen Jr.
Played for three head coaches at North Texas: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda and Neal Brown. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 9, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Texas | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2024 | North Texas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 35-49@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs Houston Christian | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-44@ Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 50-10vs Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-39@ Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-41vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 63-14
0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 49-point win at home against Houston Christian.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
51.3%
290 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
70.6
8 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #502 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #38 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Sarkisian, Eric Morris and Neal Brown.
