Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-13vs Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Jamari Allen
Junior defensive back on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 170 lb · Detroit, MI · Warren De La Salle H.S.
Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
Recruiting
2★
ATH recruit
No. 2660 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Central Michigan's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2023.
Jamari Allen
Jamari Allen has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Central Michigan. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Massachusetts — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Central Michigan2-star out of De La Salle Collegiate
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Central Michigan
2025era →
Matt Drinkall
Central Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
Background
CAREER Over three years at Central Michigan, has seen action in 15 career games at defensive and on special teams … Made four career tackles (three solo) … Earned Academic All-MAC honors in 2025. 2025 As a redshirt sophomore defensive back, saw action in 11 of 13 games … Listed on the depth chart...
The secondary · Central Michigan
- #4Jaion Jackson45 tackles · 2025
- #14Justin Taylor17 tackles · 2025
- #7Ed Conoran8 tackles · 2025
- #23Kyle Krebs3 tackles · 2025
- #21Jamari Allen2 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology