Zachary William-Jacob Allen was born on August 20,1997 and is an American professional football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
20 Facts About Zach Allen
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Zach Allen played college football for the Boston College Eagles.
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Zach Allen participated in 66 plays on special teams and 46 plays at defensive end.
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In 2016, Zach Allen played in 13 games, making one start against Georgia Tech in Dublin.
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Zach Allen recorded 36 tackles on the season, including 19 solo tackles, and 17 assists, as well as 6.0 sacks.
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In 2017, Zach Allen was promoted to a full-time starting defensive end and started in all 13 games.
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Zach Allen had a career year: He had 47 solo tackles and 53 assists, with 15.5 tackles for loss, a 5.5 improvement.
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Zach Allen was one of only two defensive lineman to record at least 100 tackles.
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In 2018, Zach Allen played in all 12 regular season games; however, he did not participate in the 2018 First Responder Bowl.
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Zach Allen had a career-high for sacks in 2018, recording 6.5, a 0.5 improvement over his 2016 record.
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Zach 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.
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Zach Allen had 2 fumble recoveries and his first career forced fumble.
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Zach Allen was selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the 65th overall pick in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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Zach Allen started for the Cardinals in his debut during Week 1 of the 2019 season against the Detroit Lions.
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Zach Allen played in the first four games before suffering a neck injury in Week 4.
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Zach Allen missed the next six games before being placed on injured reserve on November 13,2019.
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Zach Allen was placed on injured reserve on October 27,2020.
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Zach Allen entered the 2021 season as a starting defensive end.
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Zach Allen played in 15 games with 14 starts, recording 48 tackles, four sacks, and three fumble recoveries.
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On March 15,2023, Zach Allen signed a three-year, $45.75 million contract with the Denver Broncos.