Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Penn State
Kaytron Allen
RB • 5'11" • 217 lbs • Norfolk, VA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Kaytron Allen leans workhorse runner traits and 62.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Kaytron Allen built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 13, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kaytron Allen's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 187
- NFL Team
- Washington
Kaytron Allen, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Penn State. Kaytron Allen leans workhorse runner traits and 62.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,670
- Rushing yards
- 4,180
- Receiving yards
- 490
- Touchdowns
- 43
Quick Answers
Kaytron Allen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,670
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · IMG Academy · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 6 · Pick 6 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,371 scrimmage yards · RB 19th (top 3%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 1%) · National 20th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 68.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 1,002 | 830 | 172 | 10 | 68.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 68.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 932 | 851 | 81 | 7 | 68.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 16 | 320 | 286 | 34 | 2 | 74.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 16 | 941 | 822 | 119 | 8 | 74.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 1,371 | 1,303 | 68 | 15 | 79.4 |
Related Context
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Kaytron Allen played RB for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kaytron Allen recorded 4 passing yards, 4,180 rushing yards, and 490 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Penn State paired 1,371 primary output with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Loss with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Penn State
Games
16
Scrimmage Yards / G
78.8
Efficiency
51.7
Usage
26.8
Consistency
76.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 88. Boise State: 134. SMU: 98. West Virginia: 40. Bowling Green: 101. Kent State: 66. Illinois: 102. UCLA: 79. USC: 65. Wisconsin: 108. Ohio State: 27. Washington: 106. Purdue: 64. Minnesota: 10. Maryland: 34. Oregon: 139
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 20 by 45.3. Boise State: 17 by 82.1. SMU: 13 by 71.2. West Virginia: 11 by 27.7. Bowling Green: 14 by 75.1. Kent State: 11 by 62.5. Illinois: 18 by 59. UCLA: 22 by 38.2. USC: 17 by 37.8. Wisconsin: 15 by 78.9. Ohio State: 12 by 23.4. Washington: 21 by 51.7. Purdue: 10 by 47.5. Minnesota: 7 by 14.9. Maryland: 13 by 27.2. Oregon: 17 by 84.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins77.5 · Games = 13 · -7.2 vs Losses
Losses84.7 · Games = 3 · +7.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
16 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon
Best efficiency game
84.1 vs Oregon
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/10 | vs Notre Dame | L 24-27 | 19 | 82 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.4 |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Boise State100 rush yards | W 31-14 | 17 | 134 | 7.90 | 0 | — | — | 7.9 |
| Sat 12/21 | vs SMU2+ TD | W 38-10 | 11 | 70 | 6.40 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7.5 |
| Sun 12/8 | @ Oregon100 rush yards | L 37-45 | 14 | 124 | 8.90 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8.2 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 44-7 | 13 | 34 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Minnesota | W 26-25 | 7 | 10 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Purdue | W 49-10 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 6.4 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Washington | W 35-6 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5.0 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Ohio State | L 13-20 | 12 | 27 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Wisconsin | W 28-13 | 11 | 86 | 7.80 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 7.2 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ USC | W 33-30 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCLA | W 27-11 | 21 | 78 | 3.70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Illinois100 rush yards | W 21-7 | 18 | 102 | 5.70 | 1 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Kent State | W 56-0 | 11 | 66 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards | W 34-27 | 14 | 101 | 7.20 | 0 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ West Virginia | W 34-12 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3.6 |
Player Story
Kaytron Allen story
Kaytron Allen built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 13, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kaytron Allen's career was his backfield work: 4,180 rushing yards, 769 carries, 39 rushing touchdowns, and 490 receiving yards across 54 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 4 passing yards, 490 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 54 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Kaytron Allen moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 1,055 | 54.4 | 24.4 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 1,055 | 54.4 | 24.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 983 | 54.6 | 24.4 | -72 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 983 | 54.6 | 24.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 1,261 | 51.7 | 26.8 | 278 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 1,261 | 51.7 | 26.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 1,371 | 62.1 | 36 | 110 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 72 Rutgers
Week 14 · W 40-36 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
238
Scrimmage Yards
97.1 takeover
238 scrimmage yards and 48 usage.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · W 42-0 · Conference game
154
Scrimmage Yards
91.4 takeover
Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
154 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#3
@ Oregon
Week 15 · L 37-45 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
90.8 takeover
Loss with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 30.9 usage.
#4
@ Boise State
Week 1 · W 31-14 · Postseason
134
Scrimmage Yards
89.5 takeover
Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.
#5
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 12 · W 28-10 · Conference game
191
Scrimmage Yards
85 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
191 scrimmage yards and 46.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
1,371 primary output · 62.1 efficiency · 36 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Penn State
74.1
1,261 primary · 51.7 efficiency · 26.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
74.1
1,261 primary · 51.7 efficiency · 26.8 usage
Milestones
13
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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