Brian Allen: DB · Utah · #14.
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Brian Allen
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the same secondary at Utah. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Arizona State, Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 6 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-0vs Southern Utah | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-19vs BYU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-17@ San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-27vs USC | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-28@ California | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 36-23vs Arizona | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-14@ Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-45@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31vs No. 4 Washington | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-26@ Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 28-30vs Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-27@ No. 9 Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 26-24vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 27 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 |
Week 8 · 2016
W 52-45
at UCLA
2 interceptions · 1 tackle · 2 pass breakups
Edged out UCLA on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%4 TFL35 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
2 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 19-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
40.1%
398 pass / 594 run
Plays / game
76.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah, 35 tackles — drafted at #173 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 10th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 10th NFL season
