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CJ Allen

Linebacker, Indianapolis Colts · #53.

Player facts

Team: Indianapolis Colts
Position: Linebacker
Number: 53
Born: Mar 1, 2005 (age 21)
Birthplace: Barnesville, GA, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 230 lbs
College: Georgia
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ PIT	L 34-22	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs HOU	W 19-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ KC	L 33-30 OT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BAL	L 41-23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Christian Jamar Allen (born March 1, 2005) is an American professional football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Colts in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on CJ Allen (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Allen attended Lamar County High School in Barnesville, Georgia. He played both linebacker and running back in high school. As a senior, he had 84 tackles and a sack on defense and 1,628 rushing yards with 26 touchdowns on offense. Allen was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl. He committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.

College career

Allen started his true freshman season at Georgia in 2023 as a backup and became a starter after an injury to Jamon Dumas-Johnson. Overall, he started five of 14 games and had 41 tackles and one sack and was named freshman All-Southeastern Conference (SEC).

From Wikipedia’s article on CJ Allen (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹