Jordan Allen
Erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Brian Kelly and Willie Fritz. On tape: 7 tackles against Utah, Week 8, 2026.
26 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 8): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-20vs Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-28@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-28@ Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-17vs UCF | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-16@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32vs No. 18 Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-21@ No. 10 Utah | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 26 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Oct. 24 · L 13-21 at Utah, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 7 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Houston’s defense played that day
Utah’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 10.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
1 tackle, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 10 ended Kansas State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, up 35-9. Ended Kansas State’s drive (int).
5 tackles. The pressure he forced on 4th and 4 ended UCF’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 4. Fourth quarter, up 24-17. Ended UCF’s drive (downs).
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 3 ended Texas Tech’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 3. Third quarter, down 21-20. Ended Texas Tech’s drive (downs).
1 tackle, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 7 ended Southern’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 35-0. Ended Southern’s drive (int).
4 tackles, including 4 passes broken up, the most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL26 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
43.3%
241 pass / 315 run
Plays / game
69.5
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #28 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #32 of 42 Big 12 DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 30 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Willie Fritz.
Big 12 Conference
