Brian Allen Jr.
Vanderbilt Commodores
83
Good

Brian Allen Jr.

Vanderbilt CommodoresSolid
DEDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Iowa
Projected Starter

Is Brian Allen Jr. starting?

Brian Allen Jr. is the projected starter at DE for Vanderbilt Commodores.

Brian Allen Jr. is the projected starting DE on a Solid Vanderbilt — 83 OVR.

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Depth at DE · Vanderbilt Commodores

  1. 11083Brian Allen Jr.Starter
  2. 21778Edwin Kolenge
  3. 39762Hayden Bray
  4. 49662Khalil Poteat

What's Next

Who do they play next?Joseph Adedire — vs North Carolina State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Edwin Kolenge — No. 2 at DE for VanderbiltHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Vanderbilt Commodores

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Thomas More, ranked #589 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 16 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #589 NatlTeam Share2%
Woodstock, IL
Jersey
#10
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
259 lbs
Transfer
Iowa

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—160.50.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8789
National Rank
#589
High School
St. Thomas More
Hometown
Woodstock, IL

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 60th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 60% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 12% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WDELTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-26

Sep 5WAPSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-9

Brian Allen Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement29%
Coach VanderbiltTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.