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Jordan Allen

DB · Houston · So · #6

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

48 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Houston for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Houston for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Houston

Returning around him

  • 105% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 1 Houston player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Houston · Last season: 10-3 (AP #25) · Talent rank #66 · 2026 recruiting class #52

DB · HOUSTON · BIG 12

Jordan Allen

  • 2
  • #6
  • 5-11 | 200 lb
  • Lafayette, LA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

54

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 51st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#10670

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#434 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionDB
Class2
Jersey6
Measurements5-11 | 200 lb
HometownLafayette, LA
Primary teamHouston

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 434 recruit
Composite rating 0.8893 HighSchool
Signed with LSU 2022
Origin Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA, USA
Class Profile Context
2022 3-star | 0.8893 No. 434 recruit | HighSchool | LSU

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#10670Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#10576Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to LSU

Composite

0.8893

#434 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Jordan Allen

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Jordan Allen

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

final
Through 13g
48Tackles
1.5Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Final
48Tackles
1.5Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Jordan Allen is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Houston's defense, with 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #10670 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 48 35 solo | #649/4942 (87th pct)
TFL 1.5 Backfield disruption | #1771/4972 (64th pct)
Sacks 0.5 Pass-rush finish | #1501/4972 (70th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

High-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
48 87th
SOLO
35 92nd
TFL
1.5 64th
SACK
0.5 70th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
2 64th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 27-0vs Stephen F. Austin200.00.00
Wk 2W 35-9@ Rice640.00.00
Wk 3W 36-20vs Colorado330.00.00
Wk 5W 27-24@ Oregon State410.00.00
Wk 6L 11-35vs Texas Tech640.00.00
Wk 7W 39-17@ Oklahoma State210.00.01
Wk 8W 31-28vs Arizona870.00.00Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 9W 24-16@ Arizona State330.00.01
Wk 10L 35-45vs West Virginia320.00.00
Wk 11W 30-27@ UCF440.00.00
Wk 13L 14-17vs TCU320.50.50
Wk 14W 31-24@ Baylor110.00.00
BowlW 38-35vs LSU331.00.00
Total48351.50.52
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025Houston10-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Houston48351.50.52----
2024LSU1360.00.01----
2023LSU540.50.0------
2022LSU111.00.0------
Career4 loaded seasons67463.00.53----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 2 Coverage disruption | #792/2184 (64th pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 48 #649/4942 87th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 1.5 #1771/4972 64th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.5 #1501/4972 70th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 2 #792/2184 64th pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 35 #353/4584 92nd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 1 #103/736 86th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home7g4.00.20.10.0
Road6g3.30.00.00.3

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins10g3.60.10.00.2
Losses3g4.00.20.20.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-77g3.70.10.00.1
Weeks 8+6g3.70.10.10.2

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort

54Mid-pack
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (87th). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).

Solo tackles#353 / 2975 · 88th pct
35defe
Tackles#649 / 2975 · 78th pct
48defe
Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct
2defe
Sacks#1367 / 2975 · 51st pct
0.5defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
Tackles for loss#1711 / 2975 · 39th pct
1.5defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Jordan AllenHoustonDalton JohnsonArizona· 85% simTyler MartinMassachusetts· 84% simDevin LafayetteTroy· 84% sim
Solo tackles
88
Allen
97
Johnson
87
Martin
98
Lafayette
Tackles
78
Allen
98
Johnson
98
Martin
99
Lafayette
Passes defended
67
Allen
96
Johnson
67
Martin
91
Lafayette
Sacks
51
Allen
63
Johnson
24
Martin
63
Lafayette
Forced fumbles
47
Allen
47
Johnson
47
Martin
Tackles for loss
39
Allen
47
Johnson
63
Martin
56
Lafayette
QB hurries
22
Allen
22
Johnson
22
Martin
22
Lafayette

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aiden Manutai’s 2025 season.

Aiden Manutai

83%match

California · 2025

#2

Tyson Flowers

Virginia Tech · 2025

82%
#3

Fred Gaskin

South Florida · 2025

All-AAC
82%
#4

Ethan Minter

Virginia · 2025

81%
#5

Jaylen McClain

Ohio State · 2025

All-Big Ten
81%

Matches Aiden on

Height
Weight
PD rate

Differs from Aiden on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Avyonne Jones's senior season at Coastal Carolina (2025).

Avyonne Jones

47%match

Coastal Carolina · 2025

#2

Elijah Mc-Cantos

App State · 2025

45%
#3

Alex Odom

Temple · 2023

44%
#4

Harold Perkins

LSU · 2025

All-SEC
40%
#5

Miguel Mitchell

Arkansas · 2025

39%

Matches Avyonne on

Height
PD rate
Tackle volume

Differs from Avyonne on

Class year (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Willie Fritz

Pass share

41.4%

377 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

70.1

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.5%

262 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Dana Holgorsen
Houston
2023
Dana Holgorsen
Houston
2024
Dana Holgorsen
Houston
2025
Willie Fritz
Houston
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownLafayette, LA
Height5'11"
Weight200 lb
Class2
PositionDB
Jersey6

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 LSU DB2 #10670 #10576 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC
2023 LSU DB2 #11143 #10855 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | SEC
2022 LSU DB2 #9643 #9048 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Houston Big 12 DB 2 No. 6 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Lafayette, LA
2024 LSU SEC DB 2 No. 6 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Lafayette, LA
2023 LSU SEC DB 2 No. 6 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Lafayette, LA
2022 LSU SEC DB 2 No. 6 | 5-11 | 200 lb | Lafayette, LA