Keenan Allen Biography, NFL Career, Family, Height and Net Worth

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 Who is Keenan Allen?

Keenan Alexander Allen is a well-known American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Allen played college football in California prior to leaving following his junior year. He was then drafted in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Chargers. Allen earned many rookie honors following setting the Chargers’ records for receptions and receiving yards by a rookie. He was then named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2017.

Keenan Allen Career

College career

Keenan attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he began as a wide receiver for the California Golden Bears football team from 2010 to 2012. In the 2010 season, he had 46 receptions for 490 yards and 5 touchdowns as a freshman. As a sophomore, he had a career-high 98 catches for 1,343 yards in the 2011 season. In the 2012 season, Allen had 61 receptions for 737 yards and 6 touchdowns as a junior. He then left Cal following his junior season having caught a school-record 205 passes for 2,570 yards (third in school history) and 25 touchdowns (seventh).

Professional career

Because of a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) sprain, he sustained during the 2012 season, he did not work out at the NFL Scouting Combine but did run routes at Cal’s Pro Day. He was described by draft pundits as among the best receivers in the 2013 NFL draft, estimating that he would be picked in the latter half of the first round. He then attended his own pro day, where he showed his route-running skills and catching abilities to many scouts and reporters on April 9, 2013. Because of the aforementioned PCL sprain, Allen was not at peak performance, leading to a 4.71 second time in the 40-yard dash. He stated that he was only at 80% health on the pro day. This caused a drop in his projected draft position.

He was then drafted in the third round, 76th overall, by the San Diego Chargers in the 2013 NFL Draft, despite the team already having solid depth at the wide receiver position. Allen was the highest-selected wide receiver from Cal since DeSean Jackson in 2008. He had been on General Manager Tom Telesco’s radar for a while. In 2011, Tom attended Cal’s game against USC at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, where he enjoyed one of the most prolific days of his career that evening, catching a career-best 13 passes for 160 yards.

2013 season

Allen signed a four-year, $2.81 million deal with the Chargers, which included a $613, 800 signing bonus on May 9, 2013. He then completed the season leading all NFL rookies with 71 receptions and led the team with 1,046 receiving yards. This broke the Chargers’ rookie record of 1,001 set by John Jefferson in 1978. Just five other rookies had ever had more receiving yards in league history, while his eight touchdowns tied him for 3rd all-time with 6 other rookies. Allen also set a Chargers rookie record with 5 100-yard games in a season and tied Royal for the team lead in touchdowns. He was voted 4 times during the season as the NFL Rookie of the Week, and he was named NFL Rookie of the Year by Sporting News over runner-up Eddie Lacy.

Allen was also runner-up to Lacy for the Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press (AP), considered by the NFL to be its official award. In a vote by fans, he was named Pepsi’s NEXT NFL Rookie of the Year. The team qualified for the playoffs that season. They beat the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 27-10 in the Wild Card Round. The Chargers made it to the Divisional Round when he caught 2 touchdowns during a comeback attempt in the 4th quarter of a 24-17 defeat by the Denver Broncos. Allen completed with 6 receptions for 142 yards, becoming the second rookie in NFL history to gain 100 receiving yards and score 2 touchdowns in a playoff game.

A photo of Keenan Allen
A photo of Keenan Allen

How old is Keenan Allen?

Keenan Alexander Allen is currently aged 30 having been born on April 27, 1992, in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. He shares his birthday with famous people including Froy Gutierrez, Fernanda Villalobos, Darren Barnet, William Moseley, Jenna Coleman, Sheena Easton, Cory Booker, Jason Whitlock, Dan Mullen, Martha Hunt, and Patrick Stump, among others.

Keenan Allen Family

Who are Keenan Allen’s parents?

Keenan Alexander Allen was born in Greensboro, North Carolina to his parents, Dorie Maynard-Lang and Keith Allen. His mother later married Scott Lang, who is now his stepfather, and the father to Zach Maynard.

Does Keenan Allen have siblings?

Allen has a half-brother, Zach Maynard, with who he played football at the University of California. He also has a cousin, Maurice Harris, a former NFL wide receiver, who Allen and Zach were teammates with in high school and college.

Keenan Allen Education

Allen studied at Grimsley Senior High School and later Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he played football, ran track, and basketball. He then enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where he continued to play college football.

Keenan Allen Wife

Allen is currently married to his beautiful and loving wife Ciandra Monique Allen, who he married on June 18, 2022. Their wedding took place in VIP Events and Weddings after proposing to her in May of 2017.

Keenan Allen Kids

Allen and his wife have three children together in their marriage, two daughters and one son, and currently reside in Los Angeles.

Keenan Allen Height

Allen has a well-built, muscular, and athletic body adding up to an impressive height of 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and a weight of 96 kg (211 lbs).

2014 season

In the 2014 season, he posted a career-high of 10 receptions for 135 yards in a 33-14 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 4. He then recorded 2 touchdowns and 121 receiving yards contributing to the team’s victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 12. Allen missed out on the last 2 games of the season following suffering a broken right collarbone against the Denver Broncos in Week 15. He completed the season with 77 receptions for 783 yards and 4 touchdowns.

2015 season

In the season-opening 33-28 win against the Detroit Lions, he had 15 receptions for 166 yards, tying Kellen Winslow’s franchise record for most receptions in a game. The following week, he struggled all game to get open, completing with 2 receptions for 16 yards. But, the next week he caught both of the Chargers’ touchdowns and had 12 receptions for 133 yards in a losing attempt over the Minnesota Vikings. Allen then had 4 receptions for 72 yards and a diving touchdown grab over the Cleveland Browns. The Chargers revealed that he would miss the remaining season following suffering a kidney injury on November 3. Overall, Allen completed the 2015 season with 67 receptions for 725 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns.

2016 season

Keenan agreed to a four-year, $45 million deal extension with the Chargers on June 10, 2016. In the 2016 season opener over the Kansas City Chiefs, he was down on the field in pain with less than 2 minutes to go in the first half and was carted off the field. Allen was diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and missed the rest of the season.

2017 season

In the season-opener against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Fotabb, on September 11, 2017, he returned from his injury and had five receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown in the 24-21 loss. In Week 2, over the Miami Dolphins, Alen had 9 receptions for 100 yards for his 13th career game with at least 100 yards and the first such since Week 6 of the 2015 season. He then has 12 receptions for 169 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in a 54-24 win against the Buffalo Bills in Week 11. On Thanksgiving Day, he completed with 172 receiving yards and a touchdown as the Chargers won 28-6 in Week 12 over the Dallas Cowboys.

In Week 13, he became the first player in NFL history to record 3 consecutive games of 10+ catches, 100+ receiving yards, and at least 1 touchdown. He was named the first Pro Bowl on December 19, 2017. He completed the season, his first where he played 16 regular season games, with 102 receptions for 1,393 yards and 6 touchdowns. Allen’s 102 receptions completed 4th in the league. He then passed LaDainian Tomlinson (100) for the most in a season in Chargers history. His 1,393 receiving yards completed 3rd in the league behind Antonio Brown and Julio Jones and were second most in a season in Chargers history behind Lance Alworth. Allen was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year following an impressive 2017 season coming back from a torn ACL in 2016. He was later ranked 41st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

2018 season

Keenan began off the season with 8 receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown over the Kansas City Chiefs. He had six receptions for 124 yards over the Seattle Seahawks on November 4. After the Seahawks game, he went on a stretch of 5 consecutive games with a receiving touchdown. Allen’s best game in that stretch was a 14-catch, 148-yard game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Overall, Allen completed the 2018 season with 97 receptions for 1,196 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. In the Wild Card Round, he had 4 receptions for 37 yards in the 23-17 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. In the Divisional round, Allen had 2 receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the New England Patriots. Allen then received a second Pro Bowl nomination and was ranked 38th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.

2019 season

In the season-opener, Allen caught 8 passes for 123 yards and his first touchdown of the season in the 30-24 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts. After two weeks he caught 13 passes for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chargers lost 27-20 to the Houston Texans. Allen completed the season with a franchise-record 104 catches for 1,199 yards and 6 touchdowns. He received a Pro Bowl nomination for the 3rd consecutive season and was ranked 77th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.

2020 season

Allen signed a four-year, $80.1 million deal extension with the team on September 5, 2020. He then recorded 13 receptions for 132 receiving yards and 1 touchdown in the 21-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 3. In Week 7 he had 10 receptions for 125 yards in the 39-29 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He then posted 9 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown during the 31-26 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 9. In Week 11, he recorded 16 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown during the 34-28 victory against the New York Jets. Allen was then placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Chargers on December 31, 2020, and later activated on January 7, 2021. He received a Pro Bowl nomination for the 4th consecutive season and was ranked 55th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.

2021 season

In the 2021 season, he completed 106 receptions for 1,128 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. Allen had 4 games with at least 100 receiving yards and received a Pro Bowl nomination for the 5th consecutive season. He was then ranked 35th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.

Keenan Allen Net Worth

American professional football player, Allen plays as a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL. He has been active from 2013 to the present and earns a salary of $20 million per season, and has garnered an estimated net worth of around $1-5 million as of 2022.