Old-School Run-Defending MIKE

Projected
Round 5-6

Drafted · Round 2 · Pick 53 · 2nd round · 53rd overall
Allen suits up at /p/cj-allen
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 5-6CJ Allen projects as a old-school run-defending mike. A LB out of Georgia who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample. Works off 6'0 6/8" · 230 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 205 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 1 INT · 10 PD across 3 seasons. Dominance score 41 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Below avg
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Average
Peak season
40% wt2025
Below avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Average
Efficiency
10% wtTk/G · 5.69
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs LB CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
2 of 2 metrics graded
Arm
31.5″·32nd of 222
Hand
10.1″·89th of 222
Arm
vs. 222
Hand
vs. 222
Trait grades
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Frame
13th percentile · 6'0 6/8" · 230 lb
NFL comparisons
Baylon Spector
Unknown2022 R7 · #231 · Clemson · 6-0/233lb · 4.6s 40
89
sim
Darius Muasau
Unknown2024 R6 · #183 · UCLA · 6-0/225lb · 4.7s 40
83
sim
Eric Kendricks
All-Pro2015 R2 · #45 · UCLA · 6-0/232lb · 4.61s 40
80
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 13th percentile. 6'0 6/8".
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 13th percentile (6'0 6/8"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Two-back, gap-scheme base defense that needs a MIKE who can stack and shed.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UGA | 41 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | UGA | 76 | 49 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | UGA | 88 | 47 | 41 | 4 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 205 | 117 | 88 | 10 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
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