Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2012California
Keenan Allen
WR • 6'3" • Greensboro, NC, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Keenan Allen reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Keenan Allen built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Greensboro, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with California. The clearest part of Keenan Allen's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 76
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Keenan Allen, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · California. Keenan Allen reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,570
- Receptions
- 205
- Touchdowns
- 21
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Keenan Allen California Highlights
2012 · California · Player Highlight
Keenan Allen college highlights at California.
- Season
- 2012
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Keenan Allen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,570
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · California
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Northern Guilford · California
- High school pipeline
- Northern Guilford · 9 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 3 · Pick 14 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 737 receiving yards · WR 91st (top 11%) · Pac-12 11th (top 7%) · National 98th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | California | 11 | 46 | 490 | 7 | 63.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | California | 13 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 88.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | California | 13 | 89 | 1,261 | 6 | 88.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 9 | 61 | 737 | 8 | 78.1 |
Related Context
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Keenan Allen played WR for California. Across 3 tracked seasons, Keenan Allen recorded 52 passing yards, 230 rushing yards, and 2,570 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
California paired 1,343 primary output with 83.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 79.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · California
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
81.9
Efficiency
79.3
Usage
38.4
Consistency
78.2
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 67. Southern Utah: 69. Ohio State: 80. USC: 93. Arizona State: 79. UCLA: 79. Washington State: 166. Stanford: 43. Utah: 61
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 6 by 74.4. Southern Utah: 5 by 92. Ohio State: 9 by 59.3. USC: 9 by 68.9. Arizona State: 4 by 100. UCLA: 8 by 65.8. Washington State: 11 by 100. Stanford: 4 by 71.7. Utah: 5 by 81.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins104.7 · Games = 3 · +34.2 vs Losses
Losses70.5 · Games = 6 · -34.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Washington State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Washington State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10/28 | @ Utah | L 27-49 | — | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Stanford | L 3-21 | — | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 23 |
| Sun 10/14 | @ Washington State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 31-17 | — | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 1 | 69 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs UCLAHigh volume · 2+ TD | W 43-17 | — | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 2 | 34 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Arizona State | L 17-27 | — | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 1 | 44 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ USCHigh volume | L 9-27 | — | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Ohio StateHigh volume | L 28-35 | — | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Southern Utah | W 50-31 | — | 5 | 69 | 12.2 | 13.80 | 1 | 29 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Nevada | L 24-31 | — | 6 | 67 | 12.8 | 11.20 | 0 | 32 |
Player Story
Keenan Allen story
Keenan Allen built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Greensboro, NC wearing No. 21, spending time with California. The clearest part of Keenan Allen's career was his receiving role: 205 catches, 2,570 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and 230 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with California. 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 52 passing yards, 230 rushing yards, and 658 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.
The arc is straightforward: Keenan 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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California
2010-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | California | 490 | 62.6 | 27 | — |
| 2011 Postseason | California | 1,343 | 83.9 | 40.8 | 853 |
| 2011 Regular Season | California | 1,343 | 83.9 | 40.8 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 737 | 79.3 | 38.4 | -606 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington
Week 4 · L 23-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
197
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
197 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Washington State
Week 7 · W 31-17 · Conference game
166
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
166 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Oregon
Week 6 · L 15-43 · Conference game
170
Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
170 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs UC Davis
Week 1 · W 52-3
120
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs USC
Week 7 · L 9-30 · Conference game
160
Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
160 receiving yards with a 82.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · California
1,343 primary output · 83.9 efficiency · 40.8 usage
88.3
#2
2011 Regular Season · California
88.3
1,343 primary · 83.9 efficiency · 40.8 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · California
78.1
737 primary · 79.3 efficiency · 38.4 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
13
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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