Defensive end, Boston College, 2015–18
Zach Allen
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 285 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New Canaan, CT
- Born
- Aug 20, 1997, in New Canaan, Connecticut
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Zach Allen played defensive end at Boston College (2015–18). The Arizona Cardinals took Allen in round 3, No. 65 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 20172sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Temple, 2018Regional honors: Swede Nelson Award 2018 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Boston College | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 100 | 47 | 15.5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | Boston College | 61 | 26 | 15 | 6.5 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Career | 197 | 92 | 40.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 of 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Boston College | 2 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Boston College | 2 | DE | So. | ||
| 2017 | Boston College | 2 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Boston College | 2 | DE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 285 |
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
2018 Boston College 12 games, 61 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Massachusetts | W 55–21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Holy Cross | W 62–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Wake Forest | W 41–34 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at Purdue | L 13–30 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Temple | W 45–35 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | at NC State | L 23–28 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Louisville | W 38–20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Miami | W 27–14 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Virginia Tech | W 31–21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Clemson | L 7–27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | at Florida State | L 21–22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Syracuse | L 21–42 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Boston College 13 games, 100 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Northern Illinois | W 23–20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Wake Forest | L 10–34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Notre Dame | L 20–49 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atClemson | L 7–34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Central Michigan | W 28–8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 10–23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atLouisville | W 45–42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Virginia | W 41–10 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Florida State | W 35–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.NC State | L 14–17 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UConn | W 39–16 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSyracuse | W 42–14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Iowa | L 20–27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Boston College 10 games, 36 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 14–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atMassachusetts | W 26–7 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atVirginia Tech | L 0–49 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Wagner | W 42–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Clemson | L 10–56 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Syracuse | L 20–28 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atNC State | W 21–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | vs.UConn | W 30–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atWake Forest | W 17–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Maryland | W 36–30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–24).
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 281 lb |
| Arm length | 34¾″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.00 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.34 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 96 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.
Pro Bowl: 2025 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2025 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2024
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2025; AP second team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 42 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 41 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 56 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 55 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 37 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Denver Broncos | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL career | 96 | 287 | 36 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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