Zach Allen: DE · Boston College · #2.
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Zach Allen
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Three seasons in the Boston College defensive front to date. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 INT against NC State — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 15 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Atlantic Coast Conference Oct 22
Sports Illustrated Oct 22
247Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 61 | 26 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | Boston College | 100 | 47 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | Boston College | 36 | 19 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 197 | 92 | 40.5 | 18.5 | 13 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-14vs Holy Cross | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-30@ Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-35vs Temple | 8 | 6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 23-28@ No. 23 NC State | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-20vs Louisville | 7 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 27-14vs Miami | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27vs No. 2 Clemson | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-22@ Florida State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-42vs No. 19 Syracuse | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 26 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 7 |
Week 5 · 2018
W 45-35
vs Temple
2 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out Temple at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%6 sacksTFL rate
25%15 TFLHurry rate
18%11 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
37%6 of 18 pressures61 tackles · 15 for loss · 6.5 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Steve Addazio — 21-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Addazio
Pass share
38.5%
338 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
358 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
61 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Boston College, 18 sacks — drafted at #65 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Addazio.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 8th NFL season
