Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen arrives at Virginia with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
Virginia fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 59-3
1 pass breakup
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Trent Dilfer, Alex Mortensen and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
