Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-52@ Tulane | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Talique Allen
Sophomore defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2023: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 48 tackles.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Fort Valley, GA
CFB Index 45 · #312 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceWestern Kentucky 2023 alumnus
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.
The story
2 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2023: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 48 tackles.
- Transferred from Western Kentucky to Western Kentucky in 2023.
Talique Allen
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Western Kentucky to Western Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 3 tackles against Tulane — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 94 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202312 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coach2020
Western Kentucky
2022–2023
Western Kentucky
Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Tyson Helton — 22-17 over that span.
2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-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
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
45 · #312 of 538 safeties
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 48 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 44 | 23 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 94 | 54 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Talique Allen’s 2022 season.
77%match
Matches Talique on
Height
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Talique on
TFL rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ja'Bril Rawls's junior season at Florida State (2025).
Matches Ja'Bril on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Talique Allen
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology