Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#10
Brian Allen
Senior edge rusher for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 264 lb · Lake In The H, IL
CFB Index 19 · #377 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Iowa → Vanderbilt 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.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Austin Peay
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa to Vanderbilt in 2026.
Brian Allen
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Delaware — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Iowa3-star out of St. Thomas More
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
2025Iowa
2026Vanderbilt
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). 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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
19 · #377 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #377 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa | 16 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa | 17 | 13 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 21 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kameron Butler’s 2024 season.
90%match
Matches Kameron on
Height
TFL rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Edwin Kolenge's junior season at Boston College (2025).
93%match
Matches Edwin on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Brian Allen
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Brian Allen0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology