Anthony Allen was selected by the Ravens in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Career
2011: (5/0, 0/0) Totaled 3 rushes for 8 yards as a rookie...Missed nine games due to a thigh injury
Anthony Allen was selected by the Ravens in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Career
2011: (5/0, 0/0) Totaled 3 rushes for 8 yards as a rookie...Missed nine games due to a thigh injury
College: Started all 26 games at Georgia Tech and saw action in 51 games overall (played in 25 games - including nine starts - at Louisville in 2006-07)...Finished his career with 546 attempts for 3,036 yards and 33 TDs (304 for 1,934 and 13 at Georgia Tech)...Also pulled in 33 passes for 401 yards and 5 TDs (8 for 200 and 2 at Georgia Tech)...Ranked second in the ACC with 109.6 rushing yards per game in 2010...Carried the ball 240 times for a team-leading 1,316 yards and 7 TDs in 2010...Posted 5 100-yard rushing games...Finished third on the team with 759 combined yards for an 11-2 Georgia Tech team that earned a berth in the FedEx Orange Bowl as a junior in 2009...Sat out at Georgia Tech under NCAA transfer rules in 2008...Carried the ball 146 times for 696 yards and 7 TDs, as well as netting a career-high 21 receptions for 153 yards and 2 TDs as a sophomore at Louisville in 2007...Had 5 multi-TD games when he led the team with 14 TDs (13 rushing/1 receiving) at Louisville as a freshman in 2006...Carried 96 times for 406 yards and a career-high and team-best 13 rushing TDs.
High School, Personal: Prepped at Jesuit (Tampa, FL) HS, where he was a three-year starter at RB and MLB...Earned All-State and All-County as a senior after rushing for 1,151 yards and 15 TDs and posting 84 tackles on defense..Rushed for 1,491 yards and 21 TDs as a junior, earning All-State and All-County honors...Also lettered in track and field, competing in the 100-meter run, high jump, long jump and triple jump.
Community: In his rookie year, Allen took part in several community events, including the Lardarius Webb Charity Bowling Classic, A Purple Evening, the Ravens’ annual women’s event at M&T Bank Stadium, and the annual Thanksgiving distribution at the Helping Up Mission…Joined teammates and local coaches to demonstrate football fundamentals to 150 predominantly Hispanic youth at the Ravens’ annual Worldwide Day of Play football clinic in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
With the Ravens resting the starters, coaches had a chance to evaluate the younger talent.
The 64-yard punt return set up the game-winning field goal in Sunday's loss to Washington.
The undrafted running back was brought back a day after being waived.
Baltimore Ravens running back Anthony Allen plunges up the middle for a 2-yard touchdown to help give the Ravens a 7-0 lead over the Cincinnati Bengals
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