Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/25Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Leon Allen
Last confirmed: Western Kentucky, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 245 lb · Bradenton, FL · Manatee
Leon Allen: RB · Western Kentucky · #33.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Leon Allen
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at Western Kentucky. A game that shows it: 81 rushing yards and 53 receiving yards against Louisiana Tech — Week 2, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Western Kentucky in the news
- WKU wins first conference game
College Heights Herald Oct 9
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 27 | 137 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 272 | 1,542 | 5.7 | 13 |
| Career | 299 | 1,679 | 5.6 | 15 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 2014 | Western Kentucky | 51 | 476 | 9.3 | 3 |
| Career | 56 | 548 | 9.8 | 3 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-12@ Vanderbilt | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-38vs Louisiana Tech | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Total | 27 | 137 | 5.1 | 2 | 28 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2015
W 41-38
81 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 53 yds
Edged out Louisiana Tech at home in a shootout.
With B. Doughty — 441 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.6 · J. Occhipinti — 33.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 43 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +3.76Brandon Doughty pass complete to Leon Allen for 53 yds to the LaTch 7 for a
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Leon Allen run for 28 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)
- Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.75Leon Allen run for 19 yds to the WKent 46 for a
- Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Leon Allen run for 4 yds for a TD, (Garrett Schwettman KICK)
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.44Leon Allen run for a loss of 4 yards to the WKent 29
- Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.38Leon Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the WKent 45
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.15Leon Allen run for 7 yds to the WKent 34 for a
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.12Leon Allen run for 13 yds to the WKent 38 for a
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −1.10Leon Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaTch 31
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.04Leon Allen run for 14 yds to the LaTch 41 for a
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 20-7 over that span.
2014Western Kentucky8-5HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2015Western Kentucky12-2HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 68.5 YDS/g, 5.2 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
54.7%
553 pass / 458 run
Plays / game
72.2
14 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
552 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
27 carries and 5 catches in 2 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons at Western Kentucky
- 2017 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2016 Western Kentucky BrohmYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2015 Western Kentucky BrohmYear 4 · 2 games
- 2014 Western Kentucky BrohmYear 3 · 13 games
- 2013 Western Kentucky PetrinoYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Western Kentucky TaggartYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Western Kentucky in 2012 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,522 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Western Kentucky in the 2012 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 1,679 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2012
- Signed with Western Kentucky2-star out of Manatee
Coaching lineage · 2012–2017
4 coaches2012
Western Kentucky
2017era →
Mike Sanford Jr.
Western Kentucky
Played under 4 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Bobby Petrino, Jeff Brohm, and Mike Sanford Jr.. Multi-era developmental context.