Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
BJ Allen Jr.
Senior safety on North Texas's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 198 lb · Aledo, TX · Aledo HS
CFB Index 21 · #498 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to North Texas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 125 nationally · Signed with Texas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on North Texas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2022.
- Transferred from Texas to North Texas in 2024.
BJ Allen Jr.
Erases the deep middle of the field. BJ Allen Jr. has been at North Texas through three head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles against UNLV — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Aledo
20244 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
North Texas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda, and Neal Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning
2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
21 · #498 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #498 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #38 of 38 American Athletic Ss
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · North Texas
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #135
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Creamer’s 2021 season.
80%match
Matches Trey on
Height
TFL rate
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Mark Lee's sophomore season at Eastern Michigan (2021).
90%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 6
Matches Mark on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like BJ Allen Jr.
Background
2025: Saw action in 14 games on the season … closed the season with 15 tackles, a TFL and four PBUs … had a pair of tackles in the opener against Lamar … posted a career-high five tackles to go along with a TFL in a win over UTSA … had a tackle and a pair of pass breakups in the victory at UAB …...
The secondary · North Texas
- #16BJ Allen Jr.15 tackles · 2025
- #8Caden Jenkins10 tackles · 2025
- #9Cameren Jenkins6 tackles · 2025
- #5Chase Canada3 tackles · 2025
- #22Julian Knox3 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology