Brandon Allen

Brandon Allen

32-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
San Francisco 49ers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Allen spent the 2023 season on the 49ers' practice squad while Sam Darnold backed up star quarterback Brock Purdy. With Darnold in Minnesota this time around, Allen has another opportunity to beat out a veteran backup (Joshua Dobbs) for rights to be the No. 2 signal caller for Kyle Shanahan's vaunted offense. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a contract with the 49ers in March of 2024.
Named Niners' QB2
QBSan Francisco 49ers
September 5, 2024
Coach Kyle Shanahan said Thursday that Allen will be San Francisco's backup quarterback behind Brock Purdy for Monday night's Week 1 game against the Jets, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Allen won the gig over fellow veteran Joshua Dobbs. Allen completed 19 of 30 passes for 194 scoreless yards and no interceptions during limited preseason work. The 32-year-old has made nine NFL starts since entering the league as a 2016 sixth-round pick.
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Height
6' 2"
 
Weight
209 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.84 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.33 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.06 sec
 
Vertical Jump
28.0 in
 
Broad Jump
110 in
 
Hand Length
8.88 in
 
Arm Length
31.25 in
 
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The 49ers' quarterback situation was mangled by injury in 2022, so the team brought in Sam Darnold and Allen to add veteran depth to the young position group. The latter comes in at fourth on the pecking order, giving him a slim chance to make the cut come Week 1. A sixth-round pick with Jacksonville in 2016, Allen has seen action as a backup with Denver and Cincinnati, completing 56.7 percent of his passes and 10 touchdowns to six interceptions over that span.
Usually when Allen enters the game, it's bad news for the Bengals, as it signals an injury to starter Joe Burrow. Luckily last season, only one of Allen's six appearances was due to that reason - the waning seconds of the regular season win over the Chiefs. Allen had one start when the Bengals rested Burrow in Week 18, and four other mop-up appearances, three with a prohibitive lead. He'll hopefully fill the same role again this year.
Allen started the last five games of the 2020 season after Joe Burrow tore his ACL and MCL against Washington, with mediocre results -- five touchdown passes against four interceptions, averaging 6.5 yards per attempt. Allen re-signed with the Bengals in March and will once again back up Burrow, who is expected to be ready for Week 1 against Minnesota.
A sixth-round selection in 2016, Allen is still looking to see the field in a regular-season game. With Jared Goff and Blake Bortles ahead of him on the Los Angeles depth chart, it's unlikely his NFL debut comes with the Rams in 2019.
The 2016 sixth-round pick will once again open the season as the Jaguars' No. 3 QB option behind Blake Bortles and Chad Henne. Ideally, he won't have to see the field during the regular season, though if Bortles falters or goes down with an injury, it's possible Jacksonville could give Allen a shot over the 31-year-old Henne. Allen did not appear in any regular season games as a rookie last season.
On the heels of a strong Senior Bowl showing, Allen was selected by the Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. The Arkansas product will look to crack the roster as the No. 3 quarterback behind Blake Bortles and Chad Henne.
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Starts preseason opener
QBSan Francisco 49ers
August 10, 2024
Allen completed seven of 13 pass attempts for 98 yards while getting the nod under center in Saturday's preseason tilt against Tennessee.
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Sticking around in San Francisco
QBSan Francisco 49ers
March 11, 2024
The 49ers are set to re-sign Allen as a backup quarterback, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Emergency option again
QBSan Francisco 49ers
Coach's Decision
February 11, 2024
Allen (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's Super Bowl matchup against the Chiefs, but he will serve as the team's emergency quarterback, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
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Serves as No. 3 for SF
QBSan Francisco 49ers
February 8, 2024
Allen did not appear in a game for San Francisco while operating as the team's third quarterback in 2023.
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Emergency QB vs. Green Bay
QBSan Francisco 49ers
Coach's Decision
January 20, 2024
Allen (coach's decision) is inactive for Saturday's NFC divisional-round game against the Packers, but he will serve as the 49ers' emergency quarterback, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
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First '21 start on tap
QBCincinnati Bengals
January 5, 2022
Allen, who started the Bengals' final five games of 2020 when Joe Burrow was sidelined with a knee injury, is now slated to serve as the top quarterback for Sunday's regular-season finale versus the Browns, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
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Allen was serviceable in those five games last season, garnering some valuable experience while throwing for 925 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions . The 2016 sixth-round pick will now have a chance to see extended action for the first time in 2021, as Burrow will be rested ahead of the postseason due to knee and pinkie injuries. Allen will likely have to operate without top running back Joe Mixon, as the latter was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday and isn't expected to play Sunday.
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