Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-70@ Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Josiah Allen
Former defensive back at UTEP. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Elk Grove, CA
CFB Index 71 · #97 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceUTEP 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 167 nationally · Joined UTEP
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at UTEP. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2022.
- Transferred from UTEP to UC Davis in 2025.
Josiah Allen
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons at UTEP, two different head coaches: Dana Dimel and Scotty Walden. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Washington — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 110 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20227 games
- Signed with UTEP3-star out of Sacramento City College
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UTEP
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coaches2022–2023
UTEP
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 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
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
71 · #97 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #97 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Alvin Floyd’s 2022 season.
Matches Alvin on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alvin Floyd's junior season at Ohio (2022).
Matches Alvin on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Josiah Allen
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology