Tag: DJ Allen

Four-star WR headed to Florida for final official visit

Florida doesn’t have any receivers in its 2022 recruiting class yet, but the Gators are targeting this four-star out of Texas.

Four-star wide receiver DJ Allen has decided to take his final official visit to the University of Florida, according to 247Sports.

Allen was committed to TCU but he decommitted in November after coaching changes. After Florida went through some coaching changes of its own, Billy Napier and wide receivers coach Keary Colbert reached out to the Texas recruit and made an offer. Colbert’s relationship with Allen goes back to when he was on the USC staff recruiting him.

He’s taken official visits to the aforementioned schools, Arkansas and Baylor so far. There’s no date set for his visit to the Swamp yet, but Allen says it will happen soon.

“I am going to come and take a visit down there, but we are still talking about it,” Allen said. “I don’t have any dates for that yet, but I plan on taking my last official visit to Florida. It’s either going to be this weekend, next weekend, or the weekend after that. It will be sometime in January though.”

While in Gainesville, Allen wants to check out the team’s facilities and the university’s business program. He’s looking for a good blend of academics and athletics for his college experience, and Florida offers just that. Napier’s new scheme could entice him to join as well.

Although he doesn’t have a list of finalists yet, Allen plans on making his decision on National Signing Day. He’s a four-star recruit on all four major services and the No. 184 overall prospect on the 247Sports Composite.

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Former TCU commit DJ Allen could be a great addition to Texas’ class

Should Texas target the most recent TCU decommit?

It is no secret that the Longhorns need help, and a lot of it at the wide receiver position.

Outside of true freshman Xavier Worthy, not one Texas receiver has proven that they can be a consistent playmaker on the field at all times. While the firing of Gary Patterson at TCU may help the Horned Frogs in the long run, it is currently helping schools like Texas in the immediate future, as a few of their highly touted players have since decommitted.

This gives first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian and Co. another chance to get playmakers to Austin, and build a wide receiver class that can truly be special. TCU has lost four commitments in the past two weeks, and two of them are electric receivers that can certainly make a splash at Texas. The latest is four-star DJ Allen, who announced his decommitment on Thursday.

The Gladewater, Texas native is very similar to Xavier Worthy and would be a great addition to Texas’ 2022 class. The Longhorns have yet to offer Allen, but similar to the other four-star receiver that decommitted, Matthew Golden, Texas came calling shortly after.

Texas would likely be behind the eight ball if they were to offer Allen, as he, unlike Golden, visited multiple schools before pledging to TCU. Golden had only visited TCU, which could suggest that his recruitment is starting fresh, whereas Allen may already have a contingency in place.

Either way, the Longhorns could badly use a speedy playmaker like Allen opposite of Worthy to help transcend this offense for years to come.

Michigan State joins numerous Big Ten teams in offering 3-star DE DJ Allen

Michigan State is the latest Big Ten school to offer 2022 three-star defensive end DJ Allen of Leo, Ind.

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Michigan State is the latest Big Ten school to offer 2022 three-star defensive end DJ Allen of Leo, Ind.

Allen announced the scholarship offer on Wednesday, thanking numerous coaches in his tweet — including head coach Mel Tucker.

Allen now holds scholarship offers from a handful of Big Ten squads, including Michigan State, Michigan, Iowa, Northwestern, Nebraska and Rutgers.

Allen is listed at 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds, and is ranked as the No. 47 strong side defensive end in the 2022 class.

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