Jamal Allen

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 246
Position:
DE
Hometown:
Frankston, Texas
High School:
Frankston

Career: Appeared in 44 games during his SFA career with a pair of starts ... Finished with 70 total tackles, including 34 solo stops, 19.5 tackles for loss (84 yards) and 12.5 sacks (67 yards) ... Tallied a forced fumble, two pass deflections and six quarterback hurries.

2016 (Senior): Played in all 11 games with a pair of starts for the Lumberjacks ... Registered 22 tackles on the defensive end as SFA ranked among the national leaders in both tackles for loss and sacks ... Generated eight solo stops, 7.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks ... Posted a season-best four tackles with a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over West Alabama ... Had three tackles each against Abilene Christian, Southeastern Louisiana and at Incarnate Word, registering a sack in each game ... Earned a start and a sack in his collegiate finale in the win over Northwestern State ... Had a pair of solo stops with a tackle for loss in the season opener at Texas Tech ... Forced a fumble in the win over Abilene Christian with a pair of quarterback hurries ... SFA's Cally Belcher award winner for 2016, earning the honor of wearing the #16 jersey against Abilene Christian in the annual Cally Belcher Game.

2015 (Junior): Appeared in all 11 games for SFA ... Finished with 24 tackles on the year, including 13 solo stops, six tackles for loss and four sacks ... Registered a season-best five solo tackles in the win at Southeastern Louisiana, including a pair of tackles for loss and a sack ... Registered three tackles each against McNeese State, Nicholls and Northwestern State ... Posted a sack against Nicholls and Northwestern State.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games for SFA ... Recorded 22 tackles on the season, including 12 solo stops, with 6.5 tackles for loss and three sacks ... Notched three tackles each at Nicholls, at Houston Baptist, against Sam Houston and against Northwestern State ... Credited with a solo sack against Texas A&M-Commerce and at Nicholls ... Teamed up for a half sack against Weber State and at McNeese State ... Also posted tackles for loss at Kansas State, against Incarnate Word and at Houston Baptist.

2013 (Freshman): Played in nine games primarily on special teams ... Recorded a pair of tackles at Central Arkansas.

2012 (Redshirt): Utilized his redshirt season.

Prior to SFA: Season Stats: Threw for 1,057 yards and eight touchdowns, also carried the ball for 1,369 yards and 10 scores ... Led Indians to 8-4 record and second round of Class 2A playoffs ... District 9-2A Co-Offensive MVP ... Earned Dogwood Circle Offensive Player of the Year Honors ... A Smoaky.com Honorable Mention All-East Texas selection ... Twin brother Jabralon is a fullback for the Lumberjacks.

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