Running back, Wisconsin, 2021–⁠23

Braelon Allen

Height
6′2″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Fond Du Lac, WI
Born
Jan 20, 2004

Braelon Allen played running back at Wisconsin (2021–⁠23). The New York Jets took Allen in round 4, No. 134 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,268
Rushing yards, 2021 (Wisconsin, 9–⁠4)
Best game
228 yards
Vs. Nebraska, week 12, 2021: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 134
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

228rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. New Mexico State, 20227catches, career highvs. Buffalo, 2023

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Wisconsin1861,2686.81271
2022Wisconsin2291,2375.41196
2023Wisconsin1819845.41252
Career5963,4895.93596

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Wisconsin8394.9016
2022Wisconsin131048.0039
2023Wisconsin281314.7024
Career492745.6039

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2021WisconsinRBFr.
2022WisconsinRBSo.
2023WisconsinRBJr.6′2″245

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
2021Wisconsin1890.2472nd (n=277)0.1645.127%0.29
2022Wisconsin2380.1760th (n=470)0.1441.432%0.23
2023Wisconsin2060.1957th (n=450)0.1738.227%0.26

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.

Game by game

2023 Wisconsin 11 games, 984 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠1717141237725
Sep 9atWashington StateL 22–⁠3172006611
Sep 16vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠14129423225
Sep 22atPurdueW 38–⁠171611625219
Oct 7vs.RutgersW 24–⁠1321101118214
Oct 14vs.IowaL 6–⁠151887018316
Oct 21atIllinoisW 25–⁠2129145130216
Oct 28vs.Ohio StateL 10–⁠24105001110
Nov 11vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠24330218
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 24–⁠172262217––
Nov 25atMinnesotaW 28–⁠1426165250327
2022 Wisconsin 12 games, 1,237 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Illinois StateW 38–⁠014148296––
Sep 10vs.Washington StateL 14–⁠172198017212
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 66–⁠71586339––
Sep 24atOhio StateL 21–⁠522316517536
Oct 1vs.IllinoisL 10–⁠348203––
Oct 8atNorthwesternW 42–⁠723135033110
Oct 15atMichigan StateL 28–⁠3429123234333
Oct 22vs.PurdueW 35–⁠2416113141139
Nov 5vs.MarylandW 23–⁠1023119120––
Nov 12atIowaL 10–⁠2417400814
Nov 19atNebraskaW 15–⁠141892022––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠172211612720
2021 Wisconsin 12 games, 1,268 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠16––––––
Sep 11vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠773019––
Oct 2vs.MichiganL 17–⁠3851909––
Oct 9atIllinoisW 24–⁠018131123––
Oct 16vs.ArmyW 20–⁠1416108133––
Oct 23atPurdueW 30–⁠131214027019
Oct 30vs.IowaW 27–⁠720104028––
Nov 6atRutgersW 52–⁠315129136––
Nov 13vs.NorthwesternW 35–⁠725173337116
Nov 20vs.NebraskaW 35–⁠2822228371––
Nov 27atMinnesotaL 13–⁠231747014412
Dec 30 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 20–⁠132915904322

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′1¼″
Weight235 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan76¼″W
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press26 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024New York Jets1792334219148
2025New York Jets418761217
2026 (so far)New York Jets5572362719
NFL career26167646528184

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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