Marcus
Allen.
Marcus
Allen.
Penn St.· 6'2"· 202 lb
Marcus Allen fits best in a Cover-3 match or quarters defense that prioritizes strong safety play near the line of scrimmage.
Year 1 contributor as a sub-package box safety and special teams ace, with the ceiling to become a full-time starting strong safety capable of playing in the box and covering tight ends.
A purely single-high safety system that demands extensive deep-centerfield responsibilities would not utilize his strengths effectively.
Allen's physical downhill style and tackling prowess make him a natural fit for defenses employing a strong safety in a run support and short-area coverage role.
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.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- —s
- Vertical
- 37inp50
- Broad jump
- 127inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- 4.32sp50
- Bench
- 15repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 14 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 13 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | — | 39 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 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.