Davis Allen

Davis Allen (born February 3, 2001) is an American professional football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

Early life Allen grew up in Calhoun, Georgia and attended Calhoun High School. Davis was rated a four star recruit and committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from Virginia Tech, Duke, Wake Forest, and Ole Miss. Allen’s brother, Reed, played college football at Air Force.

College career Allen played in 15 games during his freshman season with the Clemson Tigers and was used primarily as an in-line blocker. He caught 16 passes for 247 yards and four touchdowns in his sophomore season. Allen had 28 receptions for 208 yards and three touchdowns as a junior. He was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior after catching 39 passes for 443 yards and five touchdowns.

Professional career

Allen was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round, 175th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. He played in 15 of 17 games during the regular season. In Week 14, Allen caught a season-high four passes for 50 yards, including a 7-yard pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford for his first career NFL touchdown in the Rams' 37–31 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18, Allen made his first professional start, catching four passes for 25 yards in the Rams' 21–20 victory. In an NFC Wild Card Game at Detroit, Allen caught two passes for 28 yards in the Rams' 24–23 loss to the Lions. In 2024, Allen played in 15 out of 17 games, and made the first out of five consecutive starts in Week 10, catching five passes for 34 yards in the Rams' 23-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins. In L.A.'s 27-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC Wild Card Game, Allen caught one pass for a 13-yard touchdown.

Allen played in all 17 regular season games in 2025 and started in five (including the team's final four games), setting new personal single season highs in receptions (24), yardage (208) and touchdowns (three) as he helped the Rams reach the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Allen played a career-high number of snaps as the Rams made a significant increase in their usage of multi-tight end sets, notably having an irregular increase in their usage of 13 personnel, a personnel grouping of 3 tight ends and 1 running back, rather than the more commonly used 12 personnel grouping, which consists of 2 tight ends and 1 running back, with Allen being a part of a tight end unit that also featured Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson, and Terrance Ferguson. Allen was also the Rams' unofficial main fullback during the 2025 season and led all Rams tight ends aligned in snaps in the backfield. Allen recorded 24 receptions for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns during the 2025 season.

Career statistics NFL Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2023 LAR 15 1 10 95 9.5 21 1 0 0 2024 LAR 15 5 6 39 6.5 13 0 0 0 2025 LAR 17 5 24 208 8.7 27 3 0 0 Career 47 11 40 342 8.6 27 4 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2023 LAR 1 0 2 28 14.0 22 0 0 0 2024 LAR 2 0 1 13 13.0 13 1 0 0 2025 LAR 3 1 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 Career 6 1 3 41 13.7 22 1 0 0

College Season Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Long TD 2019 Clemson 15 1 5 53 10.6 15 0 2020 Clemson 12 0 16 247 15.4 42 4 2021 Clemson 13 10 28 208 7.4 24 3 2022 Clemson 14 14 39 443 11.4 41 5 Career 54 25 88 951 10.8 42 12