Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the first round (7th overall) in the 2019 draft
Resigned with Jacksonville on 4/10/24
KEY TRANSACTIONS
Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the first round (7th overall) in the 2019 draft
Resigned with Jacksonville on 4/10/24
PROFESSIONAL
2023 (Jaguars)
Started all 17 games and finished the season with 66 tackles (43 solo), 33 quarterback hits, 17.5 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one interception and one pass defensed
His 17.5 sacks were a single-season franchise record and tied for second-most in the NFL
Surpassed DL Yannick Ngakoue for second place in franchise history with 45.0 sacks
Became the second player since 1982 to record four games with at least 2.5 sacks within a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor (four games in 1986)
Voted to his second Pro Bowl
12/31 vs. CAR: Started at outside linebacker and posted six total tackles (five solo), four passes defensed and 3.0 sacks... Marked his third time recording at least 3.0 sacks in a single game, the most in franchise history
10/1 vs. ATL: Recorded 3.0 sacks for the second time this season... Posted one forced fumble... Set the record for most sacks by a Jaguars player in the first four games of a season in franchise history
9/10 at IND: Posted 3.0 sacks, recording the second-most single-game sacks by a Jaguars player in Week 1... Set a single-game career high in sacks with 3.0... Recorded 10 total tackles (eight solo)
2022 (Jaguars)
Voted a team captain for the 2022 season
Started all 17 regular season games and both postseason games... In the regular season, he posted 58 tackles (36 solo), 11 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, one leading to a 38-yard return for a touchdown... In the postseason, he started both games and posted 11 tackles (four solo), 1.0 sack, and one tackle for loss
1/7 vs. TEN: Started at outside linebacker and posted six tackles (four solo), including one tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, two QB hits, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery that was returned 38 yards for his first career touchdown... His 38-yard touchdown return was the Jaguars longest fumble recovery for a touchdown since LB Telvin Smith returned a fumble for a 50-yard touchdown against the Steelers in the Divisional Round on 1/14/2018
9/25 at LAC: Recorded a career-high eight QB pressures in the game, according to NextGen Stats, bringing his season total to 15
9/18 vs. IND: Recorded 2.0 sacks, marking his second consecutive home game with at least 2.0 sacks... Hines-Allen forced a fumble for the second consecutive week, joining DE Yannick Ngakoue and DE Andre Branch as the only players to record two forced fumbles through the first two weeks of a season
2021 (Jaguars)
Voted a team captain for the 2021 season
1/9 vs. IND: Sacked QB Carson Wentz twice in the first half, marking the fourth multi-sack game of his career... Finished the game with four total tackles (three solo), including 2.0 sacks
11/7 vs. BUF: Finished the game with a career-high eight tackles, including two tackles for loss and 1.0 sack... Allen also recorded the first INT of his career, becoming the second defensive lineman in franchise history to post at least 1.0 sack, one INT and one fumble recovery in a single game (DE Tony Brackens)... Allen is the only player in the NFL over the last three seasons (2019-21) to accomplish the feat... Allen sacked Bills QB Josh Allen, marking the first time a player sacked a QB with the same first and last name in NFL history
9/12 at HOU: Started at outside linebacker and recorded five total tackles, including 1.0 sack, and two QB hits... With his sack, Allen joined DE Yannick Ngakoue and DE Tony Brackens as the only players in franchise history to tally at least 14.0 sacks in their first 25 career games
2020 (Jaguars)
Saw action in eight games, making seven starts
Tallied 13 tackles (seven solo), 2.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and one pass defensed
Named team captain as voted on by his teammates
Placed on injured reserve on Nov. 24 with a knee injury
9/24 vs. MIA: Started at defensive end and tallied two solo tackles, including his first sack of the season
11/8 vs. HOU: Started at defensive end and made four tackles, including a half-sack
2019 (Jaguars)
Appeared in all 16 games, making four starts, during his rookie campaign
Became the seventh player in franchise history to compile double-digit sacks in a season
Amassed 44 tackles (31 solo), 11 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks and two forced fumbles
Finished the year second on the team with 11 tackles for loss... His 10.5 sacks recorded in 2019 led all NFL rookies and were the most by a rookie in franchise history
One of five NFL players over the last 10 seasons to post at least 10.0 sacks and multiple forced fumbles in their rookie seasons
Became the first rookie in Jaguars history to make the Pro Bowl
10/13 vs. N.O.: 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
10/27 vs. NYJ: Saw action at DE, amassing 2.0 sacks, one tackle for loss 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
12/15 at OAK: Saw action at DE and tallied three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sack, his 10th of the season
COLLEGE
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 tackles for loss (21.5)
PERSONAL
He and his wife, Kaitlyn, have two sons, Wesley, Julian, and one daughter, Vanessa
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
Majored in communications
Changed his last name to Hines-Allen as a tribute to Joshua's maternal side of the family and the other relatives who have worn 'Hines' and 'Hines-Allen' on their jerseys, prior to the start of the 2024 season
Attended the 2023 UK Player Tour with WR Jamal Agnew, LB Devin Lloyd, and six other players from different teams around the league
In June of 2022, traveled to England to participate in An Evening With Jaguars Stars as a player panelist with Jaguars' fans in London and Manchester
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