Dwayne Allen
Dwayne Allen

Player Profile
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Fayetteville, NC

High School:
Terry Sanford

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 255

Position:
TE

Experience:
2VL

Major:
Health Science

01/10/2012

Clemson Football Accomplishments in 2011

01/06/2012

Allen to Enter NFL Draft

First Clemson All-America Tight End Since 1974

01/03/2012

Clemson Orange Bowl Video Report - January 3

01/01/2012

Clemson Orange Bowl Video Report - January 1

Swinney Says Team Has Earned All the Honors

12/22/2011

Dwayne Allen Named Consensus All-American

Third Straight Year Clemson Has Had Consensus Selection

01/05/2012

Clemson vs. West Virginia, Discover Orange Bowl (Photos by Rex Brown)

Clemson vs. West Virginia, Discover Orange Bowl (Photos by Rex Brown)

12/06/2011

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 2011 ACC Championship (Photos by Vern Verna/Ai Wire)

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 2011 ACC Championship (Photos by Vern Verna/Ai Wire)

12/03/2011

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 2011 ACC Championship (Photos by Rex Brown)

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 2011 ACC Championship (Photos by Rex Brown)

11/26/2011

Clemson vs. South Carolina (Photos by Rex Brown and Vern Verna/Ai Wire)

Clemson vs. South Carolina (Photos by Rex Brown and Vern Verna/Ai Wire)

09/17/2011

Clemson vs. Auburn (Photos by Rex Brown and Tyler Smith)

Clemson vs. Auburn (Photos by Rex Brown and Tyler Smith)

Has 43 catches for 481 yards and four touchdowns in 27 games (19 starts) in his career...has started 14 games in a row dating to 2009....2011 Mackey Award Watch List member in the preseason...2011 CFPA Tight End Trophy Watch List member in the preseason...2011 preseason second-team All-ACC by Athlon and Phil Steele...#5 draft-eligible tight end in the nation by Phil Steele.

2010: One of 22 midseason candidates for the John Mackey Award...Second-Team All-ACC tight end who was third on the team in receptions (33) in 765 snaps over 13 games (13 starts)...Solid Rock Award winner among tight ends...his 33 catches set a school record by a sophomore tight end...totaled 373 receiving yards, third-most on the team...had at least one catch in 12 games...has 21 knockdown blocks, most among tight ends...had a touchdown catch against Presbyterian College...has had his best games on the road against good teams; he had five catches for 66 yards at #15 Auburn...had seven catches for 55 yards at North Carolina and seven catches for 57 yards at Boston College...team offensive player-of-the-game at Boston College by the coaches...top receiver in 2010 Spring Game with three catches for 81 yards, including a 35-yard catch from Tajh Boyd.

2009: Had a big impact on the overtime win at Miami (FL) when he had four catches for 36 yards; he played 39 snaps in a starting role in that upset win...played in all 14 games and had six starts...had touchdown catches in the regular season against Georgia Tech (9 yards), Florida State (17 yards) and Virginia (16 yards)...had at least one catch in seven different games...first career catch went for a touchdown at Georgia Tech...played at least 16 snaps in every game and averaged 26 snaps per game for the year...played 25 snaps against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...had starts against Middle Tennessee, Boston College, Wake Forest, Miami (FL), South Carolina and Kentucky.

2008: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: National top-100 player by ESPN.com...#83 player in the nation by ESPN.com, including #3 tight end in the nation...four-star prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals.com...#3 tight end in the nation by Rivals.com and #8 tight end by Scout.com...#5 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com...had 68 receptions for 1,257 yards (18.5 yards per catch) in his career at Terry Sanford High School...had 27 receptions for 291 yards and five touchdowns during his senior season...had 25 receptions for 551 yards in his junior season...standout basketball player who was named most improved on the team...coached by Wayne Inman at Terry Sanford High School...recruited by Chris Rumph...chose Clemson over Florida State, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech.

Personal: Majoring in health science...born Feb. 24, 1990.

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