Player Dossier

2021-2023

Wisconsin

Braelon Allen

RB • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Fond Du Lac, WI, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Braelon Allen leans workhorse runner traits and 52.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

95

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

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: 2022 Postseason · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Braelon Allen built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Fond Du Lac, WI, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Braelon Allen's career was his backfield work: 3,489 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9159

Fond Du Lac · Fond Du Lac, WI

Committed To
Wisconsin
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 34
Overall
No. 134
NFL Team
New York Jets

Braelon Allen, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Wisconsin. Braelon Allen leans workhorse runner traits and 52.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,763
Rushing yards
3,489
Receiving yards
274
Touchdowns
36
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2023 · Wisconsin · Player Highlight

Braelon Allen college highlights at Wisconsin.

Season
2023
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Braelon Allen quick answers

Latest team and position
Wisconsin · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,763
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · Wisconsin
Top game
Nebraska
Recruit profile
4-star · Fond Du Lac · Wisconsin
High school pipeline
Fond Du Lac · 3 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 4 · Pick 34 · New York Jets
Latest roster
Junior
2023 Scrimmage yards rank
1,115 scrimmage yards · RB 46th (top 7%) · Big Ten 5th (top 2%) · National 67th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonWisconsin121611592079.1
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin121,1461,109371279.1
2022 PostseasonWisconsin121161160183
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin121,2251,1211041183
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin111,1159841311275

Related Context

Braelon Allen played RB for Wisconsin. Across 3 tracked seasons, Braelon Allen recorded 33 passing yards, 3,489 rushing yards, and 274 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Wisconsin.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Wisconsin paired 1,341 primary output with 54.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 65.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Postseason · Wisconsin

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

108.9

Efficiency

65.4

Usage

29.8

Consistency

68.3

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 161. Penn State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 30. Michigan: 19. Illinois: 131. Army: 108. Purdue: 149. Iowa: 104. Rutgers: 129. Northwestern: 189. Nebraska: 228. Minnesota: 59

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 31 by 55.9. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 44.6. Michigan: 5 by 39.6. Illinois: 18 by 75.8. Army: 16 by 70.3. Purdue: 13 by 97.8. Iowa: 20 by 54.2. Rutgers: 15 by 85.8. Northwestern: 26 by 73.5. Nebraska: 22 by 93.2. Minnesota: 21 by 29

Split Comparison

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

Wins136.6 · Games = 9 · +110.6 vs Losses
Losses26 · Games = 3 · -110.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

97.8 vs Purdue

Result
Fri 12/31@ Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 20-13291595.500225.2
Sat 11/27@ MinnesotaL 13-2317472.8004122.8
Sat 11/20vs Nebraska100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 35-282222810.40310.4
Sat 11/13vs Northwestern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 35-7251736.9031167.3
Sat 11/6@ Rutgers100 rush yardsW 52-3151298.6018.6
Sat 10/30vs Iowa100 rush yardsW 27-7201045.2005.2
Sat 10/23@ Purdue100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 30-131214011.7021911.5
Sun 10/17vs Army100 rush yardsW 20-14161086.8016.8
Sat 10/9@ Illinois100 rush yardsW 24-0181317.3017.3
Sat 10/2vs MichiganL 17-385193.8003.8
Sat 9/11vs Eastern MichiganW 34-77304.3014.3
Sat 9/4vs Penn StateL 10-16

Player Story

Braelon Allen story

Braelon Allen built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Fond Du Lac, WI, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Braelon Allen's career was his backfield work: 3,489 rushing yards, 596 carries, 35 rushing touchdowns, and 274 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Wisconsin. 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 33 passing yards, 274 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Braelon 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

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  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonWisconsin1,30765.429.8
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,30765.429.80
2022 PostseasonWisconsin1,34154.438.134
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,34154.438.10
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,11552.733.1-226

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 12 · W 35-28 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

228

Scrimmage Yards

97.7 takeover

228 scrimmage yards and 51.2 usage.

#2

@ Ohio State

Week 4 · L 21-52 · Conference game

171

Scrimmage Yards

90.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

171 scrimmage yards and 55.3 usage.

#3

vs Purdue

Week 8 · W 35-24 · Conference game

152

Scrimmage Yards

90.1 takeover

Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

152 scrimmage yards and 40.5 usage.

#4

@ Minnesota

Week 13 · W 28-14 · Conference game

192

Scrimmage Yards

89.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

192 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 1 · W 38-17

166

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

166 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Wisconsin

1,341 primary output · 54.4 efficiency · 38.1 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

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1,341 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 38.1 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Wisconsin

79.1

1,307 primary · 65.4 efficiency · 29.8 usage

Milestones

20

100+ rush yards

9

150+ scrimmage yards

11

2+ TD games