Keenan Alexander Allen was born on April 27,1992 and is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League.
51 Facts About Keenan Allen
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Keenan Allen played college football at California before leaving after his junior year.
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Keenan Allen was drafted by the Chargers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Keenan Allen attended Grimsley Senior High School and then Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he played football, basketball, and ran track.
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Keenan Allen was a 2009 high school All-American, selected by USA Today and Parade, and played in US Army All-American Bowl, returning one punt for 33 yards as well as one kickoff for 33 yards.
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Keenan Allen took 24th in the 400-meter dash event at the 2010 PTFCA State Meet, with a time of 51.60 seconds.
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Keenan Allen competed in the 100-meter dash, recording a personal-best time of 11.2 seconds.
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Keenan Allen attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he started at wide receiver for the California Golden Bears football team from 2010 to 2012.
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Keenan Allen left Cal after his junior season having caught a school-record 205 passes, for 2,570 yards and 25 touchdowns.
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Keenan Allen was described by draft pundits as one of the best receivers in the 2013 NFL draft, estimating that he would be picked in the latter half of the first round.
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Keenan Allen was drafted in the third round, 76th overall, by the San Diego Chargers in the 2013 NFL Draft, though the team already had solid depth at the wide receiver position.
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Keenan Allen was the highest selected wide receiver from Cal since DeSean Jackson in 2008.
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Keenan Allen had been on General Manager Tom Telesco's radar for a while.
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On May 9,2013, Keenan Allen signed a four-year, $2.81 million contract with the Chargers, which included a $613,800 signing bonus.
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Keenan Allen began receiving playing time the following week against the Philadelphia Eagles when Floyd suffered a season-ending injury.
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On October 6,2013, against the Oakland Raiders, Keenan Allen had his first 100-yard game as an NFL receiver, having six catches for 115 yards and a touchdown.
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The next week, in a win against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football, Keenan Allen recorded nine catches for 107 yards and a touchdown.
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Keenan Allen set a Chargers rookie record with five 100-yard games in a season, and he tied Royal for the team lead in touchdowns.
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Four times during the season Keenan Allen was voted the NFL Rookie of the Week, and he was named NFL Rookie of the Year by Sporting News over runner-up Eddie Lacy.
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Keenan Allen was runner-up to Lacy for the Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press, considered by the NFL to be its official award.
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Many experts came to view Keenan Allen's being drafted in the third round as a steal by San Diego; seven other wide receivers were taken before him.
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Keenan Allen finished with six receptions for 142 yards, becoming just the second rookie in NFL history to gain 100 receiving yards and score two touchdowns in a playoff game.
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Keenan Allen missed the last two games of the season after suffering a broken right collarbone against the Denver Broncos in Week 15.
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Keenan Allen finished the season with 77 receptions for 783 yards and four touchdowns.
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The next week, Keenan Allen struggled all game to get open, finishing with two receptions for 16 yards.
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However, the following week Keenan Allen caught both of the Chargers touchdowns and had 12 receptions for 133 yards in a losing attempt against the Minnesota Vikings.
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On June 10,2016, Keenan Allen agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension with the Chargers.
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Keenan Allen was diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament tear and missed the rest of the season.
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In Week 2, against the Miami Dolphins, Keenan Allen had nine receptions for 100 yards for his 13th career game with at least 100 yards and the first such since Week 6 of the 2015 season.
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In Week 13, Keenan Allen became the first player in NFL history to record three consecutive games of 10+ catches, 100+ receiving yards, and at least one touchdown.
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On December 19,2017, Keenan Allen was named to his first Pro Bowl.
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Keenan Allen finished the season, his first where he played 16 regular season games, with 102 receptions for 1,393 yards and six touchdowns.
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Keenan Allen passed LaDainian Tomlinson for the most in a season in Chargers history.
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Keenan Allen's 1,393 receiving yards finished third in the league behind Antonio Brown and Julio Jones and were second most in a season in Chargers history behind Lance Alworth.
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Keenan Allen was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year after an impressive 2017 season coming back from a torn ACL in 2016.
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Keenan Allen was ranked 41st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Keenan Allen started off the season off with eight receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Keenan Allen's best game in that stretch was a 14-catch, 148-yard game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Keenan Allen was ranked 38th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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Keenan Allen finished the season with a franchise record 104 catches for 1,199 yards and six touchdowns.
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Keenan Allen earned a Pro Bowl nomination for the third consecutive season.
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Keenan Allen was ranked 77th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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On September 5,2020, Keenan Allen signed a four-year, $80.1 million contract extension with the Chargers.
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Keenan Allen earned a Pro Bowl nomination for the fourth consecutive season.
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Keenan Allen was ranked 55th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.
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Keenan Allen had four games with at least 100 receiving yards.
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Keenan Allen earned a Pro Bowl nomination for the fifth consecutive season.
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Keenan Allen was ranked 35th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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In 2023, Keenan Allen competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "Gargoyle".
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Keenan Allen's cousin, Maurice Harris, is a former NFL wide receiver, with the two being teammates in high school and college.
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Keenan Allen is childhood friend of former cornerback David Amerson, who was selected in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.