Player Career

Austin Allen Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Austin Allen story

Austin Allen built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Fayetteville, AR wearing No. 8, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Austin Allen's career was his passing role: 5,045 passing yards, 36 touchdown passes, and 607 attempts across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Arkansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas.

The arc is straightforward: Austin 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.

  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonArkansas0
2014 Regular SeasonArkansas15762.88157
2015 Regular SeasonArkansas3566.70-122
2016 PostseasonArkansas3,30458.414.23,269
2016 Regular SeasonArkansas3,30458.414.20
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas1,40753.813.2-1,897

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UT Martin

Week 9 · W 63-28

Win with 35 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

35

Total Offense

100 takeover

35 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#2

vs Alabama

Week 6 · L 30-49 · Conference game

390

Total Offense

74.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

390 total offense with 49.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Alcorn State

Week 5 · W 52-10

206

Total Offense

71 takeover

Win with 206 yards of offense and 89.2 efficiency.

206 total offense with 89.2 efficiency.

#4

vs Missouri

Week 13 · L 45-48 · Conference game

307

Total Offense

66.4 takeover

Loss with 307 yards of offense and 56.1 efficiency.

307 total offense with 56.1 efficiency.

#5

@ Virginia Tech

Week 1 · L 24-35 · Postseason

265

Total Offense

62.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

265 total offense with 48.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Arkansas

3,304 primary output · 58.4 efficiency · 14.2 usage

67.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Arkansas

67.5

3,304 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 14.2 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Arkansas

47.8

1,407 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 13.2 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency