Last confirmed: Texas Tech, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Humble, TX · East Mississippi C.C.
Dakota Allen: LB · Texas Tech · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dakota Allen
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Texas Tech linebacker corps. One game to point at: 16 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Iowa State — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 73 | 37 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 101 | 58 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 174 | 95 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 6 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-47vs Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-0vs Lamar | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-49vs Houston | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-17@ No. 15 Oklahoma State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-42vs No. 12 West Virginia | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ TCU | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-16vs Kansas | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-40@ Iowa State | 16 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 46-51vs No. 7 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-41vs No. 15 Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-35vs Baylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 37 | 6.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups73 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Kliff Kingsbury — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Pass share
55.8%
536 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
80.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
574 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech, 174 tackles — drafted at #251 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kliff Kingsbury.
Where he ended up · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 8th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 8th NFL season
