Will Allen (safety)
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Allen in his first stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 17, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dayton, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Huber Heights (OH) Wayne | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 111 | ||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 409 |
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| Forced Fumbles: | 7 |
| Interceptions: | 7 |
| Sacks: | 4 |
| Pass Deflections: | 19 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Will Allen (born June 17, 1982) is a former American football safety. Allen played college football for Ohio State University, and received All-American honors. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Allen was born in Dayton, Ohio. He attended Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio, and played high school football for the Wayne Warriors. Was a member of Wayne High School's 1999 Division I State Runner-Up team, along with fellow Ohio State recruit John Hollins. His high school jersey #4 is the only number that has been officially retired by Wayne High School. Allen was named Division I first-team all-Ohio by The Associated Press for his senior season. He was rated as the No. 4 defensive back prospect and the No. 27 overall prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep, and rated as the No. 53 defensive back prospect in the nation by Rivals100.com.
Allen received an athletic scholarship to attend Ohio State University, where he was a four-year letterman for coach Jim Tressel's Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 2000 to 2003. As a senior in 2003, he was a consensus first-team All-America selection. In his first three seasons at Ohio State he played behind three-time All American Mike Doss, seeing action on the field primarily in nickel coverage on passing downs.
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