TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft
PRO (Games played/started - 16/4)
• Rookie DE was drafted by Jacksonville in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft
• His 10.5 sacks recordeed in 2019 led all NFL rookies and were the most by a rookie in franchise history
2019 (w/ JAX - 16/4)
Appeared in all 16 games, making four starts, during his rookie campaign ... Amassed 44 tackles (31 solo), 11 TFL, 10.5 sacks and two forced fumbles ... His 10.5 sacks led all NFL rookies ... Finished the year second on the team with 11 TFL
• 9/8 vs. K.C.: Made his NFL debut with a start at DE, amassing two tackles (one solo)
• 9/15 at HOU: Started at DE, recording four tackles (two solo), including his first career TFL
• 9/19 vs. TEN: Started at DE, registering four tackles (three solo), 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble
• 9/29 at DEN: Saw action at DE and collected two solo tackles
• 10/6 at CAR: Saw action at DE, posting five tackles (three solo) and 1.0 sack
• 10/13 vs. N.O.: Saw action at DE and notched two tackles and 1.0 sack, becoming the third player in franchise history to post at least 4.0 sacks through six career games, joining DE Yannick Ngakoue and former DT John Henderson
• 10/20 at CIN: Saw action at DE and posted two TFL, including 1.0 sack ... Tied with DT John Henderson (2002) for the most sacks by a Jaguars player through seven career games in franchise history
• 10/27 vs. NYJ: Saw action at DE, amassing 2.0 sacks, one TFL and a forced fumble ... Became the first Jaguars rookie since DE Yannick Ngakoue in 2016 to post at least 1.0 sack in four straight games
• 11/3 vs. HOU: Saw action at DE, notching two solo tackles
• 11/17 at IND: Saw action at DE, compiling two solo tackles, including 1.0 sack ... His 8.0 sacks are tied with DE Yannick Ngakoue (2016) for the most by a rookie in team history
• 11/24 at TEN: Saw action at DE and made one solo tackle
• 12/1 vs. T.B.: Matched his career-high with six tackles (four solo) and added 1.0 sack, setting a new franchise rookie record with 9.0 for the season
• 12/8 vs. LAC: Saw action at DE, posting two tackles (one solo)
• 12/15 at OAK: Saw action at DE and tallied three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sack, his 10th of the season ... Became the seventh player in franchise history to compile double-digit sacks in a season
• 12/22 at ATL: Saw action at DE and made one tackle
• 12/29 vs. IND: Saw action at DE, compiling four tackles (two solo), including 0.5 sack
COLLEGE (at Kentucky, 2015-18)
• Did not miss a game during his four-year career with the Wildcats, playing in all 51 games with 35 starts
• Career totals include 220 tackles, 31.5 sacks, 11 forced fumbles, eight passes defensed and two fumble recoveries
• Named SEC Defensive Player of the Year, earned consensus first-team All-American honors and was honored with the Bronco Nagurski Award, presented to the nation's top defensive player, as a senior in 2018
• Allen's 17.0 sacks in 2018 were the most by an SEC player in a single season since the NCAA started official sack records in 2000, finishing the season ranked second nationally in sacks (17.0), fourth in forced fumbles (five) and sixth in TFL (21.5)
• Majored in Communications
PERSONAL
• He and his wife, Kaitlyn, have two sons and a daughter
• Son of Kim Allen and Robert Allen
• Josh's sister, Myisha Hines-Allen, played collegiate basketball at Louisville and is currently a forward for the Washington Mystics, the 2019 WNBA champions
• Uncle, Gregory Hines, played college basketball at Hampton and went on to a 12-year pro career
