Running back, Western Kentucky (from Nebraska, Miami, Tulsa), 2021–⁠26

Ajay Allen

Lettered 2023–⁠24 at Miami (school media guide)

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Monroe, LA

Ajay Allen plays running back for Western Kentucky, after Nebraska (2021–⁠22), Miami (2023–⁠24) and Tulsa (2025). Last time out, at Sam Houston: 10 carries, 25 yards; 5 catches, 26 yards. Allen leads Western Kentucky in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

332 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 10 carries, 25 yards; 5 catches, 26 yards at Sam Houston, W 16–⁠3

Next game: vs. Delaware, Oct 27

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 102@NEV
  2. 19@UGA
  3. 22@IU
  4. 42MERC
  5. 17@NMSU
  6. 105MOST
  7. 25@SHSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

129rushing yards, career highvs. UAB, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Missouri State, 20267catches, career highat Florida Atlantic, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Nebraska331905.8223
2023Miami703615.2530
2024Miami241837.6256
2025Tulsa974975.1540
2026Western Kentucky823324.0439
Career3061,5635.11856

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Nebraska199.009
2023Miami492.306
2024Miami22311.5016
2025Tulsa10989.8021
2026Western Kentucky161046.5141
Career332437.4141

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Nebraska3RBYr 1
2022Nebraska3RBYr 2
2023Miami3RBYr 3
2024Miami3RBYr 4
2025Tulsa3RBYr 5
2026Western Kentucky3RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Nebraska340.30––10.212%–
2023Miami730.2470th (n=450)0.1717.312%0.21
2024Miami250.38––9.66%–
2025Tulsa1110.0948th (n=576)0.1010.213%0.02
2026Western Kentucky107-0.0222nd (n=478)0.10-2.021%0.14

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Tulsa49%2.801.101.1026%
2026Western Kentucky38%2.600.800.8025%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Western Kentucky 7 games, 332 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atNevadaL 14–⁠492110222327
Sep 12atGeorgiaL 20–⁠701119071−2
Sep 19atIndianaL 0–⁠3810220938
Sep 26vs.MercyhurstW 52–⁠7842012141
Oct 1atNew Mexico StateL 13–⁠3491707424
Oct 8vs.Missouri StateW 34–⁠1313105239––
Oct 14atSam HoustonW 16–⁠3102506526
2025 Tulsa 11 games, 497 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Abilene ChristianW 35–⁠7967140––
Sep 6atNew Mexico StateL 14–⁠21414014––
Sep 13vs.NavyL 23–⁠42529011218
Sep 19atOklahoma StateW 19–⁠122405––
Sep 27vs.TulaneL 14–⁠311045013––
Oct 4atMemphisL 7–⁠452302––
Oct 16atEast CarolinaL 27–⁠412101––
Nov 8atFlorida AtlanticL 21–⁠4023118120767
Nov 15vs.Oregon StateW 31–⁠141068131––
Nov 22atArmyW 26–⁠25319111––
Nov 29vs.UABL 24–⁠3127129123113
2024 Miami 6 games, 183 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atFloridaW 41–⁠172504––
Sep 7vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠9525014––
Sep 14vs.Ball StateW 62–⁠07104156––
Sep 21atSouth FloridaW 50–⁠153904116
Oct 19atLouisvilleW 52–⁠4553111317
Oct 26vs.Florida StateW 36–⁠142906––
2023 Miami 9 games, 361 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠3947016––
Sep 9vs.Texas A&MW 48–⁠33522013––
Sep 14vs.Bethune-CookmanW 48–⁠71268216––
Oct 7vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠2331106––
Oct 14atNorth CarolinaL 31–⁠4121301024
Oct 21vs.ClemsonW 28–⁠201654191−1
Oct 28vs.VirginiaW 29–⁠26116712616
Nov 24atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠20968130––
Dec 28 ✦vs.RutgersL 24–⁠3131105––
2022 Nebraska 4 games, 190 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.NorthwesternL 28–⁠313708––
Sep 3vs.North DakotaW 38–⁠171158114––
Sep 10vs.Georgia SouthernL 42–⁠4587612319
Sep 17vs.OklahomaL 14–⁠491149013––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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