Cyrus Allen

Former wide receiver at Cincinnati. 2025: 50 catches, 660 receiving yards, 12 TD.

WR · Cincinnati · Sr. · #4

5′11″ · 180 lb · New Orleans, LA

CFB Index 68 · #89 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceDrafted by Kansas City — Rd 5, Pick 36, #176 overall

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

TD rate: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

660

receiving yards · 2025

50 catches · 12 TD · 13.2 per catch

Backed by 11 rec · 128 yds · 2 TD -- top 1% catches game.

Swing playSwung Cincinnati from 42% to 69% to win.BYU at Cincinnati · 26-14

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Cincinnati. 2025: 50 catches, 660 receiving yards, 12 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2021.
Transferred from Texas A&M to Cincinnati in 2025.
Drafted round 5 by the Kansas City in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Cincinnati, 2,216 receiving yards — drafted at #176 overall by Kansas City.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 170 yds vs Sam Houston.Sam Houston · L 27-422023

2021

Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Landry-Walker

202311 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

20248 games

Entered the portal

202513 games

Entered the portal
All-Big 12second

2026

Drafted by Kansas Cityround 5, pick 176

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#937 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #176

Kansas City · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM

All-Big 12 2nd team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

2023–2025

Scott Satterfield

Cincinnati

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season

#176Rd 5 · Pick 36

Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning

2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

68Quality starter #89 of 485?

High confidenceBounce-Back13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (94th percentile). Strength: epa / target (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#49 / 798 · 94th pct

7.9%

EPA / target#114 / 798 · 86th pct

0.68

Yards / catch#275 / 798 · 66th pct

12.9

Catch rate#341 / 798 · 57th pct

69.8%

Explosive rate#343 / 798 · 56th pct

11.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#5 / 558 · 99th pct

Long catch#7 / 558 · 99th pct

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Rec yards#119 / 558 · 79th pct

660

Receptions#118 / 558 · 79th pct

Rush yards#83 / 287 · 71st pct

Yards / catch#258 / 558 · 53rd pct

13.2

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

55th → 86th percentile

Explosive rate

72nd → 56th percentile

Catch rate

32nd → 57th percentile

TD rate

41st → 94th percentile

Yards / catch

80th → 66th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

22%14 of his 63 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home9g	3.4	35.6	9.2	0.7
Road4g	4.8	85.0	26.1	1.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.1	43.3	8.6	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	59.5	21.1	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #89 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Cincinnati	50	660	13.2	12	--
2024	Texas A&M	18	269	14.9	1	--
2023	Louisiana Tech	46	778	16.9	4	--
2022	Louisiana Tech	23	509	22.1	4	--
Career		137	2,216	16.2	21	--

Season	Team
2025	Cincinnati	8	34	--	--	--
2024	Texas A&M	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Louisiana Tech	2	-8	141	--	--
2022	Louisiana Tech	5	8	36	--	--
Career		15	34	177	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 38–30

vs Iowa State

3 rec · 22 yds

Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.

With B. Sorsby — 214 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.0 · 64 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 60 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Utah · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +7.11(10:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Sorsby pass complete deep left to #4 C.Allen caught at Cin39, for 88 yards to the UTA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:35, 1ST DOWN #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
Week 12 · Arizona · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +3.90(03:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Sorsby pass complete deep middle to #4 C.Allen caught at ARZ27, for 37 yards to the ARZ23 (#2 T.Stukes; #25 M.Dansby), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA +3.13Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 44 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Week 5 · Kansas · 2&14 · Q3 · EPA +3.03Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 14 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 2&13 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Cyrus Allen 14 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)
Week 14 · TCU · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.97(12:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Sorsby pass complete deep middle to #4 C.Allen caught at TCU10, for 35 yards to the TCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:47, 1ST DOWN #2 B.Sorsby pass attempt failed
Week 12 · Arizona · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.97(08:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Sorsby pass complete short middle to #4 C.Allen caught at ARZ33, for 10 yards to the ARZ33 (#43 D.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Nebraska · 4&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.91Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 12 yds to the CIN 46 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Northwestern State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 29 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
Week 9 · Baylor · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.77(09:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Sorsby pass complete short left to #4 C.Allen caught at BAY50, for 19 yards to the CIN50 (#38 J.Redding), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-20vs Nebraska	5	41	8.2	0	14
Wk 2	W 34-20vs Bowling Green	3	45	15.0	2	44	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 70-0vs Northwestern State	4	59	14.8	1	29
Wk 5	W 37-34@ Kansas	11	128	11.6	2	37	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 38-30vs Iowa State	3	22	7.3	0	10
Wk 7	W 20-11vs UCF	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Wk 8	W 49-17@ Oklahoma State	3	37	12.3	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 41-20vs Baylor	3	36	12.0	1	19
Wk 10	L 14-45@ Utah	2	133	66.5	1	88	Season-high 133 yds
Wk 12	L 24-30vs Arizona	5	58	11.6	0	37
Wk 13	L 14-26vs BYU	5	51	10.2	1	27
Wk 14	L 23-45@ TCU	3	42	14.0	1	35
Bowl	L 13-35vs Navy	2	9	4.5	1	5
Total		50	660	14.4	12	88