BIOGRAPHY
Kyle Allen was born March 8, 1996, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is a quarterback in the National Football League.
Allen attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. During his high school career, he passed for over 8,000 yards and had 86 passing touchdowns. Allen was a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback and seventh best player overall in his class. In June 2013, he committed to Texas A&M University to play college football. Allen was highly recruited out of high school; in addition to Texas A&M, he received offers from Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, California, Colorado State, Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, UCLA, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Allen played for the West team in the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
On April 28, 2018, Allen signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 10, 2018. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 30, 2018. On December 20, 2018, Allen was promoted to the active roster to back up Taylor Heinicke after starter Cam Newton was shut down for the season. On December 23, 2018, he made his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons in relief for an injured Heinicke going 4-of-4 with 38 yards in his two drives before Heinicke came back into the game at the two-minute warning of the first half. Allen would go on to make his first NFL start in the last game of the season against the New Orleans Saints.
On January 12, 2021, Allen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Washington Commanders.
On March 23, 2022, Allen signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Houston Texans. Following the team's week 11 loss to the Washington Commanders, Allen was named the team's starter over Davis Mills. Allen would start the next two games.
On March 16, 2023, Allen signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.
