Linebacker, Georgia, 2023–25
C.J. Allen
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Barnesville, GA
- Born
- Mar 1, 2005
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C.J. Allen played linebacker at Georgia (2023–25). He was a consensus All‑American in 2025. The Indianapolis Colts took Allen in round 2, No. 53 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Florida, 2025Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
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
2025 Georgia 13 games, 88 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Marshall | W 45–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Austin Peay | W 28–6 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Tennessee | W 44–41 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Alabama | L 21–24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Kentucky | W 35–14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Auburn | W 20–10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Ole Miss | W 43–35 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Florida | W 24–20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Mississippi State | W 41–21 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Texas | W 35–10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 16–9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Alabama | W 28–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Ole Miss | L 34–39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Georgia 14 games, 76 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Clemson | W 34–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 48–3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atKentucky | W 13–12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atAlabama | L 34–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Auburn | W 31–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Mississippi State | W 41–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atTexas | W 30–15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Florida | W 34–20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atOle Miss | L 10–28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Tennessee | W 31–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Massachusetts | W 59–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 44–42 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Texas | W 22–19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Georgia 11 games, 41 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UT Martin | W 48–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Ball State | W 45–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UAB | W 49–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atAuburn | W 27–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Florida | W 43–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Missouri | W 30–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Ole Miss | W 52–17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atTennessee | W 38–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atGeorgia Tech | W 31–23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Alabama | L 24–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida State | W 63–3 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ | |
| Weight | 230 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 75½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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