His father, Ron, was once in training camp list of Minnesota Vikings. Allen was a one year letter winner at Los Gatos High School under coach Butch Cattolico, were his two other seasons at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California.
He played the final eight games for the Bengals and was an honorable mention All Big Sky honors without being started. He led the team in sacks, tackles for loss and also led all Bengals lineman with 63 tackles.
