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2023 LSU Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 19 Jordan Allen

Jordan Allen redshirted after making four appearances as a true freshman last fall.

Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.

We continue our look at LSU’s secondary by breaking down a player who didn’t see a ton of action last fall en route to a redshirt year. [autotag]Jordan Allen[/autotag] is a former three-star recruit looking to make an impact in a crowded secondary as he competes with a number of transfers.

Jordan Allen Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Lafayette, Louisiana

Ht: 5-11

Wt: 195

247Sports Composite Ranking

Three Stars | No. 19 in Louisiana | No. 38 Safety

Class in 2022: Freshman

Career Stats

Year G Total Solo TFL Sack FF PD INT
2022 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0


Depth Chart Overview

The Lafayette native played his high school ball for former LSU linebacker [autotag]Trev Faulk[/autotag], and the three-star recruit was rated as the No. 434 overall prospect in the 2022 recruiting class. A one-time Penn State commit, he ultimately chose to stay close to home and sign with the Tigers.

He appeared in four games as a true freshman both on special teams and in the secondary, with most of those appearances coming earlier in the year. He also played in the Citrus Bowl win over Purdue, registering a season-high 23 snaps. He had one tackle in that game and one in the win over Southern.

While he will have to compete with several incoming defensive back signees, he could earn a backup safety role while seeing an expanded position in the special teams unit.

Jordan Allen’s Photo Gallery

Elite Louisiana prospect opens up committment

Ju’Juan Johnson has reopened his recruitment after the former Colorado commit took a visit to Boulder.

One of LSU’s top targets has reopened his commitment.

Four-star DB [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag] decommitted from Colorado following a visit over the weekend.

According to the 247Sports Composite, Johnson is the sixth-best prospect in Louisiana’s 2024 class. From Lafayette, Johnson has earned offers from many of the country’s top programs.

LSU was in hot pursuit before Johnson committed to Deion Sanders at Colorado. With the recruitment back open, LSU could hop right back in the race.

We’ve seen several LSU recruiting battles play out in a similar way before. A top prospect commits to go out of state before flipping to stay home later in the cycle.

[autotag]Ja’Marr Chase[/autotag] is one example. More recently, we saw it with QB [autotag]Rickie Collins[/autotag] last year.

LSU has a strong connection with Johnson’s high school, Lafayette Christian Academy.

LCA’s head coach is [autotag]Trev Faulk[/autotag], a former LSU linebacker and cousin of LSU legend [autotag]Kevin Faulk[/autotag].

Current Tigers [autotag]Sage Ryan[/autotag], [autotag]Jordan Allen[/autotag] and [autotag]Fitzgerald West[/autotag] were all LCA prospects.

It’ll take some time to get a feel for where LSU stands with Johnson, but the Tigers have as good a chance as anyone to keep the blue-chip prospect at home.

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