Kyle Allen

Utah State

Sep 6 (Sat)

11:45 AM

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School:
Desert Mountain

•   Earned Game MVP honors at the 2014 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
•   Started the final five games in 2014.
•   Earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading Aggies to a road upset of No. 3 Auburn.
•   Was the first Texas A&M freshman quarterback to win his starting debut since Corey Pullig in 1992.
•   Named to 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2014 (Freshman)

Earned Game MVP honors after passing for a season-high 294 yards and four touchdowns with 33 rushing yards , including his first career rushing touchdown, in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against West Virginia ... served as backup quarterback for the first eight games of 2014 after losing a close fall camp competition to Kenny Hill ... won the starting job during the open date after the Alabama loss and started the final five games of the regular season ... as a starter, Allen went 3-2 and passed for 1,061 yards (212 yards/game) and 13 touchdowns on 95-of-154 attempts (61.7 completion percentage) ... for the season, Allen completed 118-of-192 passes (61.5 percent) for 1,028 yards and 16 touchdowns with seven interceptions ... was named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Offensive POW after the Aggies’ road upset of No. 3 Auburn ... Allen completed 19-of-29 passes for a 277 yards and four TDs with just one pickoff against Auburn ... had a season-high for completions (24-of-35) against Missouri (for 237 yards, three TDs) ... became the first Aggie true freshman QB since Corey Pullig in 1992 to win his debut start ... is the first QB starter at Texas that hails from outside the state borders since Bucky Richardson (Louisiana) in 1987 ... named to 2014 SEC Academic Honor Team.

High School

Coached by Tony Tabor at Desert Mountain HS in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... chose Texas A&M over Alabama, UCLA, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and Arizona State among others ... rated the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the nation as a senior ... threw for more than 8,000 yards and 86 touchdowns in high school ... Allen was named Preseason Mr. Football in Arizona by MaxPreps in 2013 ... 2014 US Army All-American ... named Offensive MVP at the Rivals 5-Star Challenge ... as a senior, Allen earned Div. I All-State honorable mention honors after completing 186-of-272 passes for 2,535 yards and 29 touchdowns with 10 interceptions ... as a junior, Allen earned Division I Section III North Team Offensive Player of the Year (AzFCA) honors after completing 202-of-280 passes for 3,119 yards and 36 touchdowns with seven interceptions ... as a sophomore, Allen connected on 154-of-263 passes for 2,547 yards and 21 touchdowns with 15 interception ... consensus five-star recruit.