Nate Allen is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Allen in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Allen's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2010 | 22–23 | PHI | 13 | — | 3.6 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23–24 | PHI | 13 | — | 1.1 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | PHI | 13 | — | 0.0 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 0.7 | 81 | 58 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,099 | 92.0% | 149 | 31.0% |
| 2014 | 26–27 | PHI | 15 | — | 4.0 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,081 | 97.9% | 72 | 14.7% |
| 2015 | 27–28 | OAK | 5 | — | 1.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 224 | 71.6% | 24 | 17.6% |
| 2016 | 28–29 | OAK | 14 | — | 1.7 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 231 | 28.0% | 270 | 64.3% |
| 2017 | 29–30 | MIA | 7 | — | 0.0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 362 | 84.4% | 3 | 1.3% |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 12.1 | 361 | 279 | 82 | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
70 career value over replacement — #1666 all-time of 4,695. 8.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #37 (Rd 2) · PHI · 2010 · +10.2 vs expected KV-H
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