BIOGRAPHY
Marcus Allen was born on August 7th, 1996, in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is a safety for in the NFL.
Marcus Allen attended Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where he was a three-year letterman. He recorded just over 150 tackles and four interceptions over his four years in high school. He was rated a four-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals. He was ranked as a Top 30 prospect at safety nationally by Scout and 247Sports and rated the No. 6 prep player in Maryland by 247Sports.
During his sophomore season at Penn State he ranked second on the team in tackles with 81 only behind Brandon Bell. Had six tackles and one forced fumble vs Georgia in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. In his junior season he ranked No. 16 in the Big Ten with 7.9 tackles per game. No. 3 in the Big Ten and tied for No. 30 in the FBS with two fumble recoveries. The 22-tackle effort vs. Minnesota ranked No. 3 on the FBS single-game list in 2016 (24 - Obi Melifonwu, UConn & Rodney Butler, NMSU).
On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Allen had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl. On January 17, 2018, Allen played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl as part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team. On March 20, 2018, he attended Penn State's pro day and completed the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, and three-cone drill. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Allen was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the fourth best strong safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com.
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Allen in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. On May 10, 2018, the Steelers signed Allen to a four-year, $2.75 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $292,637.On August 31, 2019, Allen was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.On August 31, 2019, Allen was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.
