Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen (born January 20, 2004) is an American college football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers.
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Position | Running back |
Class | Junior |
Major | Life Sciences Communication |
Personal information | |
Born: | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S. | January 20, 2004
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Wisconsin (2021–present) |
Bowl games |
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High school | Fond du Lac High School (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) |
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High school
Allen attended and played football at Fond du Lac High School, where he reclassified and graduated a year early.
College career

Allen was rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports.com, and Rivals.com.[1][2][3] Allen committed to play football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on July 14, 2020, the college's first commit for the 2022 class.[4][5] On September 17, 2020, he announced he would be reclassifying to the 2021 recruiting class to enroll in college early.[6] He was initially recruited as a defensive player, possibly linebacker or safety, before ultimately ending up at running back.[4]
Allen played on special teams only for his first college game.[7] After the team started the season at 1–3, Allen began to see some snaps along with starting tailback Chez Mellusi.[7] Tailback redshirt freshman Jalen Berger left the team[7] and three running backs transferred away from the college.[8] Allen had his first 100-yard rushing performance in the fifth game against Illinois.[7] In early November, Mellusi had a season-ending injury as Allen was established as the team's starting running back.[7] In the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl, Allen rushed for 159 yards and was named the Las Vegas Bowl MVP.[9]
References
- "Braelon Allen, Fond du Lac, Linebacker". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- "Braelon Allen, 2021 Athlete". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- "Braelon Allen – Football Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- "Wisconsin's Braelon Allen took a distinctive journey to become an RB". FOX Sports. November 19, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- Flood, Evan (July 14, 2020). "BREAKING: Braelon Allen commits to Wisconsin". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- Belz, Matt (September 17, 2020). "Wisconsin football recruiting: 4-star safety Braelon Allen opts to reclassify to the 2021 class". buckys5thquarter.com.
- Fuller, Marcus (November 23, 2021). "Badgers face Gophers with latest star running back: 17-year-old Braelon Allen". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- Doherty, Leah (November 26, 2021). "All about Allen: How Wisconsin's star running back rose up the ranks at just 17". www.nbc15.com. WMTV.
- Low, Asher (December 31, 2021). "Badgers in the NFL react to Wisconsin's Las Vegas Bowl win over Arizona State". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- "Braelon Allen College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- Low, Asher (September 3, 2022). "Wisconsin Twitter reacts to the longest TD run in school history". Badgers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 30, 2022.