Zach Allen

Defensive End, Denver Broncos · #99.

Player facts

Team: Denver Broncos
Position: Defensive End
Number: 99
Born: Aug 20, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: New Canaan, CT, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 285 lbs
College: Boston College
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

7th in sacks 4

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	21	10	11	4.5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	1.5	0	1
Last 5 Games	16	7	9	2.5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	1.5	0	1
Career	318	162	156	36.5	2	3	26	1	25	25.0	1	25	59.5	67	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 15	vs SEA	W 17-14 OT	5	2	3	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Oct 11	@ LAC	W 23-17	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ SF	L 24-14	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1
Sun, Sep 27	vs LAR	W 30-26	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs JAX	W 20-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Zachary William-Jacob Allen (born August 20, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zach Allen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

College career

As a freshman in 2015, Allen played in all 12 games of the regular season, primarily as a member of the special teams unit. He participated in 66 plays on special teams and 46 plays at defensive end. In the first game of his collegiate career, Allen registered an assisted tackle in the season opener vs. Maine and recorded one solo tackle against Howard.

In 2016, Allen played in 13 games (2016 Quick Lane Bowl), making one start against Georgia Tech in Dublin. Allen recorded 36 tackles on the season, including 19 solo tackles, and 17 assists, as well as 6.0 sacks. On the year he deflected 4 passes and had 2 fumble recoveries. In the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl, Allen played a big part in the victory over the Maryland Terrapins, recording a single-game career high of 2 sacks for a loss of 15 yards, along with 2 solo tackles.

In 2017, Allen was promoted to a full-time starting defensive end and started in all 13 games (2017 Pinstripe Bowl). Allen had a career year: He had 47 solo tackles and 53 assists, with 15.5 tackles for loss, a 5.5 improvement. Allen was one of only two defensive lineman to record at least 100 tackles. Despite the leap in tackles, his sack production dropped to 4.0, 2.0 fewer than the 6.0 he recorded in 2016. Allen recorded 1 interception and deflected 3 passes. After posting a career-high 14 tackles against Virginia Tech, Allen was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive lineman of the week. After the season, Allen won the Bulger Love Award, given to New England's best offensive and defensive NCAA football players. There was speculation that Allen would declare for the 2018 NFL draft after his junior season, but he later announced that he would return to school for his senior year.

In 2018, Allen played in all 12 regular season games; however, he did not participate in the 2018 First Responder Bowl. On the year, Allen proved to still be quite productive, recording 26 solo tackles, 35 assists, and 15.0 tackles for loss. Allen had a career-high for sacks in 2018, recording 6.5, a 0.5 improvement over his 2016 record. Allen tallied 1 interception, which was returned for 6 yards, and deflected a career-high 7 passes, doubling all of his previous years' deflected passes combined. He also had 2 fumble recoveries and his first career forced fumble.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zach Allen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹