Ryan Allen
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Punter, Louisiana Tech, 2010–⁠12

Ryan Allen

Number
No. 86
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Salem, OR
Born
Feb 28, 1990, in Salem, Oregon

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Ryan Allen played punter at Louisiana Tech (2010–⁠12). He won the 2011 and 2012 Ray Guy Awards. He was a consensus All‑American in 2012.

Honors

Team titles: WAC champions, 2011

All-America: consensus 2012; Sporting News 2011; AP second team 2011; Walter Camp second team 2011

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2010Louisiana Tech602,44740.8660
2011Louisiana Tech833,82846.1720
2012Louisiana Tech452,16248.0850
Career1888,43744.9850

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Louisiana Tech86P
2011Louisiana Tech86P
2012Louisiana Tech86P6′2″

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

2012 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 45 punts, 48.0 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 8atHoustonW 56–⁠497295550
Sep 15vs.RiceW 56–⁠372105570
Sep 22atIllinoisW 52–⁠245237540
Sep 29atVirginiaW 44–⁠384196550
Oct 6vs.UNLVW 58–⁠313136540
Oct 13vs.Texas A&ML 57–⁠594225710
Oct 20vs.IdahoW 70–⁠28279400
Oct 27atNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠145262850
Nov 3vs.UTSAW 51–⁠272124650
Nov 10atTexas StateW 62–⁠554173570
Nov 17vs.Utah StateL 41–⁠483141540
Nov 24atSan José StateL 43–⁠524189550
2011 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 83 punts, 46.1 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 3atSouthern MissL 17–⁠196249550
Sep 10vs.Central ArkansasW 48–⁠425187480
Sep 17vs.HoustonL 34–⁠356282570
Sep 24atMississippi StateL 20–⁠267316720
Oct 1vs.Hawai’iL 26–⁠446257600
Oct 8atIdahoW 24–⁠1110480610
Oct 22atUtah StateW 24–⁠178418660
Oct 29vs.San José StateW 38–⁠287334590
Nov 5atFresno StateW 41–⁠215245640
Nov 12atOle MissW 27–⁠77301590
Nov 19atNevadaW 24–⁠207362650
Nov 26vs.New Mexico StateW 44–⁠04181510
Dec 21 ✦vs.TCUL 24–⁠315216490
2010 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 60 punts, 40.8 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 4vs.GramblingW 20–⁠64133400
Sep 11atTexas A&ML 16–⁠488335490
Sep 18vs.NavyL 23–⁠373132480
Sep 25vs.Southern MissL 12–⁠138331500
Oct 2atHawai’iL 21–⁠413129450
Oct 9vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠64163490
Oct 16vs.IdahoW 48–⁠35147470
Oct 26atBoise StateL 20–⁠495143450
Nov 6vs.Fresno StateL 34–⁠407271490
Nov 13atNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠205215460
Nov 27atSan José StateW 45–⁠388359660
Dec 4vs.NevadaL 17–⁠354189530

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (South team, won 21–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2013
Height6′1½″
Weight229 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅝″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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