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Jersey Number 5
Carlos Allen Jr.
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Frederick Douglass HS
- Prev School:
- Kennesaw State
Bio
As a Junior (2024)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- Started single-season high 12 games on interior defensive line
- 2.5 sacks were fourth-most on team
- Second in Big 12 and 17th nationally with two fumble recoveries
- Seventh on team with 43 tackles
- Recorded five-plus tackles three different games
- 43 tackles were a single season best
- Career-high seven tackles vs. Utah (Oct. 26)
- Career-high 1.5 sacks at Arizona (Nov. 15)
- 84.4 run-defense grade (PFF) led all Big 12 interior defenders
- Run-defense grade ranked eighth among Power Four interior defenders
- Run-defense grade was highest for Big 12 interior defender in two seasons
- Honorary UH flag bearer at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
- UH honorary game captain at Kansas (Oct. 19)
Prior to Houston
- Spent three years (four seasons including spring ’21 season) at Kennesaw State
- 24 career games played
- 48.0 career tackles including 11.5 TFLs
- Two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble
- Four games played in 2023 (medical redshirt)
- Two starts at defensive end and two at defensive tackle in 2023
- 11 games played (six starts), totaling 371 snaps, during 2022
- 25.0 tackles and 2.0 sacks during 2022
- Nine games played and 14.0 tackles during fall 2021
- Did not see action during spring 2021 season
High School
- Played at Frederick Douglass
- Helped Douglass to 21 wins during his last two seasons
- First Team All-Region honors as a senior
- 50 tackles, 13.0 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss as a senior
- Two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior
- Team went 11-2 and advanced to 2019 GHSA state playoffs quarterfinals
- All-Region Honorable Mention as a sophomore and junior
- 26 tackles, 6.0 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss during sophomore and junior seasons
- Three-time All-City honoree
- Academic Honor Roll
- Earned Metro Atlanta All-Region honors
Personal
- Nickname: CEO
- Hobbies: reading, studying, traveling, shopping and football
- Dream job outside of football: commercial real estate of interior design
- Something most people don’t know: can play most percussion instruments
- Community service/volunteer activities: In November 2024, he joined his brothers of the Alpha Delta Nu to attend the South Training Center’s Annual Fundraiser Fish Fry in Atlanta to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Favorite TV show or series: Martin, The Bernie Mac Show
- Favorite sports memories as a fan: the Georgia Tech - North Carolina game in 2023
- Hidden talent: fishing
- Chose UH because the school tradition and development of players
- One word to describe himself on the field: insane
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: wings
- Biggest motivation for working hard: family
- Highlight of his life thus far: having his first child
- Best advice: “You can’t play good one play. You can’t play good one quarter or one game. Every time you step on the field, you have to bring it.”
- Sports hero: Aaron Donald – paved the way for shorter defensive linemen and the way he approached everything in life
- Most memorable athletic feat: 4 tackles, 2 TFL and sack in win vs. Monmouth as part of conference championship game
- Unique fact: first person in family to receive full athletic scholarship
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
