Emon Allen is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Sam Houston.
Allen hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Sam Houston. On tape: 6 tackles against Western Kentucky, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 40 | 31 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 12 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 43 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs UNLV | 9 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | L 20-37@ Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-55@ No. 8 Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-37@ New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-29vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-35vs UTEP | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-23vs Delaware | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-31@ Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-56vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 31 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL40 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
51.3%
388 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
63.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #51 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #5 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
