Tight end, Clemson, 2008–11
Dwayne Allen
- Number
- No. 83
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Fayetteville, NC
- Born
- Feb 24, 1990
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Dwayne Allen played tight end at Clemson (2008–11). He won the 2011 John Mackey Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2011. The Indianapolis Colts took Allen in round 3, No. 64 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, career highthree times; last vs. Auburn, 201180receiving yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20112receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2011Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2011
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2011 Clemson 14 games, 50 catches, 598 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Troy | W 43–19 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 54 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Wofford | W 35–27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Auburn | W 38–24 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida State | W 35–30 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 34 |
| Oct 1 | at Virginia Tech | W 23–3 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 32 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Boston College | W 36–14 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 15 | at Maryland | W 56–45 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 22 | vs. North Carolina | W 59–38 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 29 | at Georgia Tech | L 17–31 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wake Forest | W 31–28 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 19 | at NC State | L 13–37 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 26 | at South Carolina | L 13–34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 38–10 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 24 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | L 33–70 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
2010 Clemson 12 games, 33 catches, 373 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. North Texas | W 35–10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Presbyterian | W 58–21 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 47 |
| Sep 18 | atAuburn | L 24–27 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Miami | L 21–30 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 9 | atNorth Carolina | L 16–21 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Maryland | W 31–7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 27–13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 30 | atBoston College | L 10–16 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 6 | vs.NC State | W 14–13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 13 | atFlorida State | L 13–16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 20 | atWake Forest | W 30–10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 26–31 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
2009 Clemson 7 games, 10 catches, 108 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atGeorgia Tech | L 27–30 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 26 | vs. TCU | L 10–14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Wake Forest | W 38–3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 24 | atMiami | W 40–37 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Florida State | W 40–24 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Virginia | W 34–21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 28 | atSouth Carolina | L 17–34 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ |
| Weight | 255 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.89 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.73 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ |
| Bench press | 27 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 45 | 521 | 3 |
| 2013 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 2014 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 29 | 395 | 8 |
| 2015 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 16 | 109 | 1 |
| 2016 | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 35 | 406 | 6 |
| 2017 | New England Patriots | 12 | 10 | 86 | 1 |
| 2018 | New England Patriots | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL career | 71 | 139 | 1,564 | 20 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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