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Owen Allen

RB · Air Force · Jr · #2

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

749 RUSH YDS · 5 RUSH TD · 131 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Air Force for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Air Force for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Air Force

Returning around him

  • 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · 2026 recruiting class #129

RB · AIR FORCE · MOUNTAIN WEST

Owen Allen

  • 3
  • #2
  • 5-11 | 215 lb
  • Southlake, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

69

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 79th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#4120

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP RB AWARD

Doak Walker

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Air Force
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionRB
Class3
Jersey2
Measurements5-11 | 215 lb
HometownSouthlake, TX
Primary teamAir Force

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#4120Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#4499Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (749).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Owen Allen

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Owen Allen

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 11g
749Rush yards
131Carries
5Rush TDs
Per game
68.1Rush yards
12Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
885.2Rush yards
155Carries
6Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 749): needs 0.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 749): needs 125.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 749): needs 375.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 2.5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 5/game over remaining 2.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 5): needs 7.5/game over remaining 2.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Owen Allen's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Air Force, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #4120 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 17.2% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc The card should explain why this profile stands out

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

RB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Scrimmage yards 749 749 rush | -- rec | #77/735 (90th pct)
Rush TD 5 131 carries | #115/739 (85th pct)
Yards/carry 5.7 Per-rush efficiency | #152/735 (79th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Workhorse against FBS RB peers.

Workhorse

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
131 88th
YDS
749 90th
YPC
5.7 79th
TD
5 85th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 49-13vs Bucknell133.003
Wk 3L 30-49@ Utah State16533.3114
Wk 4L 37-49vs Boise State471.803
Wk 5L 35-44vs Hawai'i3113.706
Wk 7L 48-51@ UNLV1719211.3243Season-high 192 yds
Wk 8W 24-21vs Wyoming1010510.5037
Wk 10L 17-20vs Army8324.0013
Wk 11W 26-16@ San José State201095.5020
Wk 12L 16-26@ UConn221225.5013
Wk 13L 3-20vs New Mexico581.603
Wk 14W 42-21@ Colorado State251074.3212
Total1317495.0543
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2025Air Force4-8HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025Air Force1317495.75--
Career1 loaded season1317495.75--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Receiving work -- -- rec yds
Usage 17.2% 21.6% rush share | #126/738 (83rd pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.15 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #126/362 (65th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 749 #77/735 90th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 5 #115/739 85th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 5.7 #152/735 79th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.15 #126/362 65th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 131 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 17.2% #126/738 83rd pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 131 #90/739 88th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 43 #211/733 71st pct Metricvs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 21.9% #108/738 86th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 21.6% #235/738 68th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 21.3% #106/738 86th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 15.5% #161/738 78th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 11.8% #148/738 80th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 3.9% #527/738 29th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 0.7% #536/738 28th pct Air-game usagevs FBS RB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home6g27.74.10.0
Road5g1176.01.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins4g81.05.80.5
Losses7g60.74.50.4

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-75g53.24.60.6
Weeks 8+6g80.55.20.3

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

69Solid starter
5 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Yards / carry#68 / 349 · 79th pct
5.7rush
Rush yards#77 / 349 · 78th pct
749rush
Carries#90 / 349 · 74th pct
131rush
Rush TDs#115 / 349 · 62nd pct
5rush
Long run#184 / 349 · 46th pct
43rush

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · RB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

wepa_rushing0.15Mid (p50–p75) (n=178)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 5 metrics
Owen AllenAir ForceJeremiah CobbAuburn· 91% simKamari MoultonIowa· 89% simDontae McMillanEastern Michigan· 87% sim
Yards / carry
79
Allen
71
Cobb
62
Moulton
79
McMillan
Rush yards
78
Allen
88
Cobb
84
Moulton
89
McMillan
Carries
74
Allen
88
Cobb
86
Moulton
88
McMillan
Rush TDs
62
Allen
62
Cobb
62
Moulton
50
McMillan
Long run
46
Allen
51
Cobb
33
Moulton
64
McMillan

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Devin Neal’s 2022 season.

Devin Neal

90%match

Kansas · 2022

#2

Kaytron Allen

Penn State · 2023

All-Big TenNFL Rd 6
87%
#3

Rueben Owens II

Texas A&M · 2025

86%
#4

Jase McClellan

Alabama · 2023

All-SECNFL Rd 6
84%
#5

Ikaika Ragsdale

North Texas · 2022

83%

Matches Devin on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Caleb Huntley’s path through Ball State.

Caleb Huntley

100%match

Ball State · 2020

All-MAC
#2

CJ Evans Jr.

Samford · 2025

99%
#3

Peytton Pickett

Jackson State · 2021

96%
#4

Demetric Felton

UCLA · 2020

NFL Rd 6
95%
#5

Oscar Adaway III

South Carolina · 2025

92%

Matches Caleb on

Yards per carry

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dillon Johnson's sophomore season at Mississippi State (2021).

Dillon Johnson

84%match

Mississippi State · 2021

#2

Israel Abanikanda

Pittsburgh · 2021

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
83%
#3

Evan Hull

Northwestern · 2021

NFL Rd 5
83%
#4

Harrison Waylee

Northern Illinois · 2021

All-MAC
83%
#5

Nate Frazier

Georgia · 2025

All-SEC
82%

Matches Dillon on

Yards / carry
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Troy Calhoun

Pass share

20.0%

163 pass / 650 run

Plays / game

67.8

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

10.6%

151 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Troy Calhoun
Air Force

Played his entire career under Troy Calhoun.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownSouthlake, TX
Height5'11"
Weight215 lb
Class3
PositionRB
Jersey2

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Air Force RB3 #4120 #4499 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mountain West

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Air Force Mountain West RB 3 No. 2 | 5-11 | 215 lb | Southlake, TX
2024 Air Force Mountain West RB 3 No. 2 | 5-11 | 215 lb | Southlake, TX