Player Dossier

2009-2011

Clemson

Dwayne Allen

TE • 6'4" • Fayetteville, NC, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Dwayne Allen reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

33

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Player Story

Dwayne Allen built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a tight end from Fayetteville, NC wearing No. 83, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Dwayne Allen's career was his receiving role: 93...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9381

Terry Sanford · Fayetteville, NC

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2012
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 1
Overall
No. 64
NFL Team
Indianapolis Colts

Dwayne Allen, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Clemson. Dwayne Allen reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,079
Receptions
93
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Dwayne Allen quick answers

Latest team and position
Clemson · TE
Career Receiving Yards
1,079
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
Best season
2011 Postseason · Clemson
Top game
Virginia Tech
Recruit profile
4-star · Terry Sanford · Clemson
High school pipeline
Terry Sanford · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2012 · Round 3 · Pick 1 · Indianapolis Colts
Latest roster
No. 83 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
598 receiving yards · TE 7th (top 3%) · ACC 15th (top 10%) · National 144th (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonClemson710108342.7
2010 PostseasonClemson12217057.4
2010 Regular SeasonClemson1231356157.4
2011 PostseasonClemson14221074.3
2011 Regular SeasonClemson1448577874.3

Related Context

Dwayne Allen played TE for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dwayne Allen recorded 1,079 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Clemson.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

Clemson paired 598 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 72.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.9th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2011 Postseason · Clemson

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

42.7

Efficiency

72.9

Usage

15.9

Consistency

71.4

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 21. Troy: 54. Wofford: 15. Auburn: 80. Florida State: 67. Virginia Tech: 75. Boston College: 49. Maryland: 41. North Carolina: 51. Georgia Tech: 38. Wake Forest: 48. NC State: 18. South Carolina: 9. Virginia Tech: 32

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 2 by 70. Troy: 1 by 100. Wofford: 2 by 50. Auburn: 7 by 76.2. Florida State: 4 by 100. Virginia Tech: 4 by 100. Boston College: 4 by 81.7. Maryland: 5 by 54.7. North Carolina: 6 by 56.7. Georgia Tech: 5 by 50.7. Wake Forest: 4 by 80. NC State: 3 by 40. South Carolina: 1 by 60. Virginia Tech: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins51.2 · Games = 10 · +29.7 vs Losses
Losses21.5 · Games = 4 · -29.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

100 vs Virginia Tech

Result
Thu 1/5vs West VirginiaL 33-7022110.510.50015
Sun 12/4vs Virginia Tech2+ TDW 38-102321616224
Sun 11/27@ South CarolinaL 13-34199919
Sat 11/19@ NC StateL 13-3731866016
Sat 11/12vs Wake ForestW 31-284481212017
Sun 10/30@ Georgia TechL 17-315387.67.60017
Sat 10/22vs North CarolinaW 59-386518.58.50113
Sat 10/15@ MarylandW 56-455418.28.20012
Sat 10/8vs Boston CollegeW 36-1444912.312.30021
Sat 10/1@ Virginia TechW 23-347518.818.80132
Sat 9/24vs Florida StateW 35-3046716.816.80134
Sat 9/17vs AuburnW 38-2478011.411.40123
Sat 9/10vs WoffordW 35-272157.57.5009
Sat 9/3vs TroyW 43-191545454154

Player Story

Dwayne Allen story

Dwayne Allen built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a tight end from Fayetteville, NC wearing No. 83, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Dwayne Allen's career was his receiving role: 93 catches, 1,079 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Dwayne Allen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Clemson

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonClemson10874.37.2
2010 PostseasonClemson3736915.6265
2010 Regular SeasonClemson3736915.60
2011 PostseasonClemson59872.915.9225
2011 Regular SeasonClemson59872.915.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Virginia Tech

Week 5 · W 23-3 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75

Receiving Yards

97.9 takeover

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Auburn

Week 3 · L 24-27

66

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 88 efficiency score.

#3

vs Presbyterian

Week 2 · W 58-21

66

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Auburn

Week 3 · W 38-24

80

Receiving Yards

84.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

80 receiving yards with a 76.2 efficiency score.

#5

vs Florida State

Week 4 · W 35-30 · Conference game

67

Receiving Yards

81.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Clemson

598 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 15.9 usage

74.3

#2

2011 Regular Season · Clemson

74.3

598 primary · 72.9 efficiency · 15.9 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Clemson

57.4

373 primary · 69 efficiency · 15.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games