Former Wisconsin Badgers and current New York Jets running back Braelon Allen continued the strong start to his NFL career on Thursday night.
Allen was an integral piece of the Jets’ offensive attack in their 24-3 blowout win over the New England Patriots. He led the team with 55 rushing yards on 11 carries. He added three receptions and 13 receiving yards. While the rising star did not find the end zone as he had twice last week, his final line of 14 touches, 68 total yards and 4.85 yards per touch continue an impressive start to his young career.
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Allen entered Thursday night’s contest fresh off winning NFL Rookie of the Week for his effort in the Jets’ Week 2 win over the Titans. His final stats from that game were seven carries, 33 rushing yards, four receptions, 23 receiving yards and two total touchdowns.
The Badger great is up to 19 carries through three games for 96 rushing yards, 5.1 yards per carry and one rushing touchdown. He has six catches on eight targets for 45 receiving yards, a 7.5 yard per catch average and one touchdown.
The Jets have done a phenomenal job unlocking Allen’s ability in the receiving game — something the Wisconsin staff was not entirely able to do.
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Importantly, Allen’s numbers get better by the week. He is on his way toward earning a bigger and bigger role in the Jets offense — even with star RB Breece Hall playing well as the starter.
The early returns from the former Badger’s rookie season raise a question of how NFL teams allowed him to fall to the fourth round.
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