Running back, Penn State, 2022–25
Kaytron Allen
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Norfolk, VA
- Born
- Jan 8, 2003
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Kaytron Allen played running back at Penn State (2022–25). The Washington Commanders took Allen in round 6, No. 187 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
226rushing yards, career highat Rutgers, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highat Indiana, 2022Honors
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 167 | 867 | 5.2 | 10 | 59 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 172 | 902 | 5.2 | 6 | 50 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 220 | 1,108 | 5.0 | 8 | 32 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 210 | 1,303 | 6.2 | 15 | 67 |
| Career | 769 | 4,180 | 5.4 | 39 | 67 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 20 | 188 | 9.4 | 1 | 45 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 18 | 153 | 8.5 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 70 | 490 | 7.0 | 4 | 45 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 13 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Penn State | 13 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Penn State | 13 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Penn State | 13 | RB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 217 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 192 | 0.23 | 75th (n=470) | 0.14 | 44.6 | 21% | 0.26 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 190 | 0.17 | 49th (n=450) | 0.17 | 31.3 | 21% | 0.21 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 237 | 0.13 | 41st (n=434) | 0.16 | 31.6 | 23% | 0.16 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 225 | 0.23 | 85th (n=576) | 0.10 | 52.5 | 31% | 0.32 |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 51% | 3.50 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 12% |
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
2025 Penn State 12 games, 1,303 rushing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 46–11 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 34–0 | 16 | 144 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 52–6 | 10 | 86 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 24–30 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 37–42 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 21–22 | 16 | 90 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 24–25 | 28 | 145 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 14–38 | 21 | 76 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 24–27 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 28–10 | 25 | 181 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 37–10 | 25 | 160 | 2 | 50 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 40–36 | 22 | 226 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 12 |
2024 Penn State 16 games, 1,108 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 34–12 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 34–27 | 14 | 101 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 56–0 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 21–7 | 18 | 102 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 27–11 | 21 | 78 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 33–30 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 28–13 | 11 | 86 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 22 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 13–20 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 35–6 | 20 | 98 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 49–10 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 44 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 26–25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 44–7 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 37–45 | 14 | 124 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 15 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 38–10 | 11 | 70 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 28 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 31–14 | 17 | 134 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. | L 24–27 | 19 | 82 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6 |
2023 Penn State 13 games, 902 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 38–15 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 63–7 | 19 | 103 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 30–13 | 13 | 54 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 31–0 | 21 | 72 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 41–13 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 63–0 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 12–20 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 33–24 | 18 | 81 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 51–15 | 14 | 91 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 15–24 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 34 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 27–6 | 16 | 69 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 42–0 | 15 | 137 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 17 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 25–38 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 24 | – | – |
2022 Penn State 13 games, 867 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 35–31 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 46–10 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 41–12 | 9 | 52 | 2 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 33–14 | 13 | 111 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 17–7 | 21 | 86 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 17–41 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 45–17 | 15 | 77 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 31–44 | 12 | 76 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 45–14 | 18 | 86 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 72 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 30–0 | 16 | 73 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 55–10 | 11 | 117 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 35–16 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 35–21 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ |
| Weight | 216 lb |
| Arm length | 29½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 72¾″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 3 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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