Cam Allen: DB · Purdue · #10.
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Cam Allen
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at Purdue: Jeff Brohm and Ryan Walters. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week again in 2022. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Ohio State — Week 7, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 6 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-39vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-17@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-35vs Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-38vs Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-19vs Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-41vs No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-31@ Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-30vs Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-23@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-31vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL30 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Walters
Pass share
46.2%
392 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Purdue, 195 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Brohm → Ryan Walters. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
