Nate
Allen.
Nate
Allen.
South Florida· 6'0"· 207 lb· 4.50s 40
The Eagles primarily utilized a 4-3 defense with Cover 2 and Cover 3 concepts, often featuring a strong safety in a box role and a free safety with range.
Year 1: Situational deep safety in sub-packages; Ceiling: Starting single-high or deep half safety with ball-hawking ability.
A pure box safety role in a loaded front often leaving him exposed in man coverage against slot receivers or tight ends.
Allen's impressive range and ball skills are best utilized as a deep safety, allowing him to read the quarterback and make plays on the ball.
Selected #37 overall in Round 2 of the 2010 NFL Draft by Philadelphia Eagles out of South Florida.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
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| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
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| 2007 | South Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | South Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | South Florida | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Nate Allen played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, and Miami Dolphins. He was a starting safety for much of his career, providing solid play in the secondary.