Deacon Allen

Position:
DL
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
290
Hometown:
Rockmart, Ga.
High School:
Rockmart

Enrolled at Akron in January 2020.

High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com...four-year letterwinner for coach Biff Parson at Rockmart HS...played on defensive and offensive lines...team went 11-1 in 2019 en route to the second round of the playoffs...2019 second-team All-Region selection...team went 14-1 in 2018 and was the state championship runner-up...2018 first-team All-State and All-Region at offensive line and second-team All-Region at defensive line...2017 second-team All-region...2018 Honorable Mention All-Region...also participated in wrestling and track...finished fourth in 2017 state wrestling championship.

Personal: Parents are Angela Allen and Alvin Allen...has three older brothers– Larry, Alvin III, and Quincy...public relations major.