TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Rams in the seventh round (251st overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft (4/27/19).
COLLEGE: Played in 48 collegiate games at Texas Tech and East Mississippi Community College (36 at Texas Tech, 12 at EMCC)...tallied 379 tackles (200 solo) from his time at Tech and EMCC combined...added 16 passes defenesed, 4.5 sacks, five interceptions, recovered four fumbles and forced an additional two fumbles as a collegiate athlete...as a senior in 2018, named a team captain for second-straight year prior to the season... appeared in 11 games on the season, all starts...ranked among the top linebackers in the country despite battling multiple injuries late in the season...closed the year with 73 tackles (33 solo), which ranked second on the team, the total included 6.5 tackles for a loss, resulting in 14 yards...posted 0.5 sack and added five quarterback hurries in the backfield...led Texas Tech with two fumble recoveries...reached the 10-tackle mark twice and totaled eight or more in four games...as a junior returning to Texas Tech in 2017, elected a team captain prior to the season and then proceeded to start all 13 games at WILL linebacker...sparked a defensive turnaround for the Red Raiders with a team-leading 102 tackles to go along with 2.0 sacks, a pair of interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...added four pass breakups and three quarterback hurries...six of his tackles went for a loss, resulting in 28 yards...part of a Tech defense that ranked sixth nationally with 29 forced turnovers on the year...recorded 10 or more tackles in three games, which was tied for the team high... had or shared the team high for tackles in six games, the most on the team...spent 2016 sophomore season as a standout linebacker for East Mississippi Community College...helped lead the Lions to an 11-1 record, including a perfect 6-0 mark in MACJC play...Lions ended the season ranked second in the NJCAA after winning the MACJC title...EMCC was the feature school on the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U”...earned All-Region 23 and MACJC All-State/North first team honors...ranked eighth in the NJCAA with a team-leading 117 tackles (64 solo)...finished the year tied for 21st nationally with 9.8 tackles per game... registered 2.0 sacks and three tackles for a loss on the year...as a redshirt freshman in 2015, became a regular for the Red Raiders at linebacker and on special teams...ranked second on the team with 87 tackles (45 solo)...ranked ninth in the Big 12 in tackles per game (7.2)...totaled at least 10 tackles in five games on season... redshirted as a true freshman in 2014.
PERSONAL: Born in Dallas, Texas...son of Stacey Hawkins and Keith Allen...has an older brother, Anthony...father played collegiate football as a running back at the University of Texas...a management major at Texas Tech.
