Kaytron Allen
| No. 13 – Penn State Nittany Lions | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 8, 2003 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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Kaytron Lamont Allen (born January 8, 2003) is an American college football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Allen grew up in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] He initially attended Norview High School and rushed for 1,465 yards and 16 touchdowns as a freshman before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[2][3] Allen rushed for 1,097 yards and 16 touchdowns on 135 carries in his first season at IMG.[4] He rushed for 515 yards and nine touchdowns in seven games during his junior season.[5] Allen rushed for over 1,400 yards and scored 27 touchdowns as a senior.[6] Allen was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Alabama, Maryland, Tennessee, USC, Georgia, Ohio State, Florida, Texas, and Miami.[7][8]
College career
[edit | edit source]Allen joined the Penn State Nittany Lions as an early enrollee in January 2022.[9][10] He entered his freshman season as the Nittany Lions' third running back.[11][12] Allen was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after rushing for 111 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries in a 33–14 win over Central Michigan.[13][14]On November 22nd, 2025, Allen broke the Penn State All time rushing yards record.
Statistics
[edit | edit source]| Penn State Career Leader |
| Season | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Penn State | 13 | 3 | 167 | 867 | 5.2 | 10 | 20 | 188 | 9.4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 13 | 7 | 172 | 902 | 5.2 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 16 | 5 | 220 | 1,108 | 5.0 | 8 | 18 | 153 | 8.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 12 | 9 | 210 | 1,303 | 6.2 | 15 | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Career | 54 | 24 | 769 | 4,180 | 5.4 | 39 | 70 | 490 | 7.0 | 4 | |
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