PRO (3-0): Promoted to the Steelers' active roster from the practice squad on December 20, 2019…added to the Steelers' practice squad on September 1, 2019…released by the Steelers on August 31, 2019…drafted by the Steelers with the first of their two fifth-round selections (148th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.
2019 (1-0): Spent the first 14 weeks of the season on the Steelers' practice squad before being promoted to the active roster…saw action in one game.
COLLEGE: Totaled 321 tackles at Penn State, ranking fifth in school history in career tackles and becoming the sixth player in program history to record at least 300 stops in a career…earned First-Team All-Big Ten accolades from the coaches and second-team honors from the media in 2017 after starting all 13 games and recording 72 tackles (46 solo) with 1 interception and forcing 2 fumbles…selected as a team captain in 2017…tabbed Third-Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and honorable mention by the media panel in 2016…named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week after a 22-tackle game vs. Minnesota in 2016…started all 14 games, notching 10 tackles or more in three games, en route to recording a career-best 110 tackles in 2016 to become the first safety to lead Penn State in tackles since 2002…honorable mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media in 2015, finishing second on the defense with 81 tackles…started seven of 13 games played in 2014, tying for third on the squad with 58 tackles…graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism.
PERSONAL: Attended Dr. Henry Wise High School (Upper Marlboro, Md.)…posted 15 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries in three games as a senior before suffering an ankle injury…helped the Pumas advance to a perfect 14-0 record and the Maryland 4A State Championship as a junior, producing 70 tackles, three interceptions and 10 pass breakups…was invited to participate in the Big 33 Classic and Maryland Crab Bowl following his senior year…son of Shawn and Latonya Allen…is the godson of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin…full name: Marcus Allen.
