Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Damon Allen
Sophomore defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Belle Glade, FL · West Boca Raton
CFB Index 27 · #461 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Florida Atlantic for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2712 nationally · Signed with Florida Atlantic
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida Atlantic in 2025.
Damon Allen
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his second year in the same secondary at Florida Atlantic. The receipt: 5 tackles against Florida — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Florida Atlantic3-star out of West Boca Raton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Florida Atlantic
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Zach Kittley — 5-9 over that span.
2025Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Zach Kittley · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2026Florida Atlantic1-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
27 · #461 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #461 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #21 of 28 American Athletic DBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 23 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #98 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tayon Holloway’s 2023 season.
Matches Tayon on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Tayon on
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Fabo Chaney's freshman season at Georgia Southern (2025).
Matches Fabo on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Fabo on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Damon Allen
Background
Florida Atlantic Sophomore (2026) Pads Off Freshman (2025) Recorded an assisted tackle in the Owls' 56-14 win over FAMU Gained playing time versus Memphis Earned two tackles in the Owls' 27-21 win over Rice Night versus UAB including two tackles, including a sack assist for a loss of three yards,...
The secondary · Florida Atlantic
- #22Jayden Sweeney41 tackles · 2025
- #11Gavench Marcelin32 tackles · 2025
- #4Damarius McGhee30 tackles · 2025
- #12Jay Crable28 tackles · 2025
- Damon Allen23 tackles · 2025
28 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology