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Jersey Number 64
Matt Allen
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 301
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hinsdale, Ill.
- High School:
- Hinsdale Central
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner played in 44 career games, including 30 starts at center (seven in 2018, nine in 2019, one in 2020, 13 in 2021) . . . returned for a sixth year in 2021 and participated in spring practice after missing most of the 2020 season with a foot injury . . . selected to play in the 2022 Hula Bowl in Orlando.
2021 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades by both coaches and media . . . started all 13 games at center, playing 609 snaps . . . helped block for Doak Walker Award winner and Walter Camp Player of the Year Kenneth Walker III, who finished No. 2 in the FBS in rushing yards with 1,636 yards . . . played 69 snaps against No. 12 Pitt in his final game wearing the Green and White in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . started Senior Day game vs. Penn State in final home game at Spartan Stadium, matching jersey number with 64 snaps . . . was starting center at Ohio State and logged 44 snaps . . . started Maryland game at center, collecting 52 snaps . . . was starting center in game at Purdue, playing 46 snaps . . . started Michigan game at center and played 62 snaps . . . started at Indiana at center and played 37 snaps . . . was starting center at Rutgers and played 32 snaps, helping clear way for B1G season-high 588 yards of total offense . . . started Western Kentucky game at center and played 40 snaps . . . started at center in game against Nebraska, logging 29 snaps . . . was starting center for Miami game, playing 45 snaps . . . started home opener vs. Youngstown State, playing 39 snaps, helping MSU collect 595 yards of total offense (323 passing, 272 rushing), including 408 yards of total offense in the first half, the first time it had more than 400 total yards in the first half since 2007 . . . started at center in season opener at Northwestern, playing 50 snaps in helping road grade the way for Spartan offensive rushing attack that ran for 326 yards Friday night, marking the first time that the Spartans rushed for 300 yards in a game since 2014 at Indiana (330 yards).
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Missed six games with an injury . . . started at center in season opener vs. Rutgers and played 82 snaps.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started nine games overall at center and played a total of 538 snaps . . . started first eight games at center before missing last four games of the regular season (Illinois, Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland) with an injury . . . returned to the starting lineup in MSU’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl win over Wake Forest, playing 78 snaps against the Demon Deacons . . . started Penn State game at center and played 73 snaps . . . starting center at Wisconsin and played all 51 snaps . . . started at Ohio State and played all 68 snaps at center . . . was starting center in Indiana game and played 69 snaps . . . started at center in Northwestern game and played 58 snaps . . . was starting center against Arizona State and played 53 snaps . . . started Western Michigan game at center and played 49 snaps . . . started season opener vs. Tulsa and played 39 snaps.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played 10 games at center, including seven starts (Indiana, Central Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan, Rutgers, Oregon) . . . missed three games (Purdue, Maryland, Ohio State) due to injury, then returned to limited action at Nebraska and was back in starting lineup for Rutgers game . . . played a total of 557 snaps . . . ranked second on the team in dominators (10) and fourth in knockdowns (26) during the regular season . . . started the last two games of the season vs. Rutgers and Oregon . . . after missing three games, returned to limited action at Nebraska and played 39 snaps, logging two knockdowns and one dominator . . . started Michigan game at center and played 37 snaps before suffering injury, tallying two knockdowns . . . started at center at Penn State and logged 88 snaps, posting unit-best four dominators . . . started Northwestern game at center and played 81 snaps, logging unit bests two dominators and 3.5 knockdowns . . . earned the MSU Offensive Player of the Week team award for Central Michigan game after starting at center and posting unit-best tying 74 snaps, including tallying one dominator and led the unit with four knockdowns . . . started at center at Indiana and played a unit-high tying 66 snaps, recording one dominator; became the third member of his family (older brothers Jack and Brian) to start at center for the Spartans . . . played 32 snaps at center at Arizona State, logging one knockdown . . . saw action in season opener vs. Utah State, playing 27 snaps and posting one dominator and one knockdown.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played a total of 48 snaps in 11 games to earn his first letter . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action against Washington State in the Holiday Bowl . . . played 11 snaps in the regular-season finale at Rutgers . . . made Spartan debut in season opener vs. Bowling Green and played 25 snaps against the Falcons . . . was one of 10 Spartans to help volunteer with the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts during the bye weekend (Sept. 15-17, 2017) in Houston.
2016 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Furman.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top centers by Scout.com (No. 7), 247Sports.com (No. 10) and ESPN.com (No. 11) . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by ESPN.com (No. 98) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by ESPN.com (No. 19), 247Sports.com (No. 32) and Rivals.com (No. 39) . . . two-year starter for Coach Dan Hartman at Hinsdale (Illinois) Central High School . . . earned all-state honors from The News-Gazette (first team) and Chicago Tribune (second team) as a senior . . . named to Pioneer Press and Daily Herald all-area teams in 2015 . . . also garnered All-West Suburban Silver honors as a senior . . . team captain anchored an offensive line that helped the Red Devils average 403 total yards, 160 rushing yards and 37 points per game in 2015 . . . Red Devils rushed for a season-high 314 yards vs. Hinsdale South . . . allowed only one sack as a senior . . . played a major role in helping Hinsdale Central average 324 total yards, 158 rushing yards and 28 points per game as a junior . . . Red Devils produced a season-best 319 rushing yards vs. York in 2014 . . . three-time all-state selection in wrestling . . . won the 285-pound state title in Class 3A as a senior in 2016 . . . finished his senior season with a 45-1 record . . . posted a 41-3 record as a junior while finishing second at 285 pounds in the Class 3A Championships . . . son of John and Leslie Allen . . . his older brother, Jack, was a four-year starter (2012-15) and two-time first-team All-America center (2014-15) for the Spartans who played one season (2016) in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints . . . his other older brother, Brian, was also a four-year letterwinner for the Spartans (2014-17) and was selected in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams . . . born Jan. 7, 1998 . . . graduated with a bachelor’s degree in food industry management in December 2020.
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner played in 44 career games, including 30 starts at center (seven in 2018, nine in 2019, one in 2020, 13 in 2021) . . . returned for a sixth year in 2021 and participated in spring practice after missing most of the 2020 season with a foot injury . . . selected to play in the 2022 Hula Bowl in Orlando.
2021 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades by both coaches and media . . . started all 13 games at center, playing 609 snaps . . . helped block for Doak Walker Award winner and Walter Camp Player of the Year Kenneth Walker III, who finished No. 2 in the FBS in rushing yards with 1,636 yards . . . played 69 snaps against No. 12 Pitt in his final game wearing the Green and White in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . started Senior Day game vs. Penn State in final home game at Spartan Stadium, matching jersey number with 64 snaps . . . was starting center at Ohio State and logged 44 snaps . . . started Maryland game at center, collecting 52 snaps . . . was starting center in game at Purdue, playing 46 snaps . . . started Michigan game at center and played 62 snaps . . . started at Indiana at center and played 37 snaps . . . was starting center at Rutgers and played 32 snaps, helping clear way for B1G season-high 588 yards of total offense . . . started Western Kentucky game at center and played 40 snaps . . . started at center in game against Nebraska, logging 29 snaps . . . was starting center for Miami game, playing 45 snaps . . . started home opener vs. Youngstown State, playing 39 snaps, helping MSU collect 595 yards of total offense (323 passing, 272 rushing), including 408 yards of total offense in the first half, the first time it had more than 400 total yards in the first half since 2007 . . . started at center in season opener at Northwestern, playing 50 snaps in helping road grade the way for Spartan offensive rushing attack that ran for 326 yards Friday night, marking the first time that the Spartans rushed for 300 yards in a game since 2014 at Indiana (330 yards).
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Missed six games with an injury . . . started at center in season opener vs. Rutgers and played 82 snaps.
2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started nine games overall at center and played a total of 538 snaps . . . started first eight games at center before missing last four games of the regular season (Illinois, Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland) with an injury . . . returned to the starting lineup in MSU’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl win over Wake Forest, playing 78 snaps against the Demon Deacons . . . started Penn State game at center and played 73 snaps . . . starting center at Wisconsin and played all 51 snaps . . . started at Ohio State and played all 68 snaps at center . . . was starting center in Indiana game and played 69 snaps . . . started at center in Northwestern game and played 58 snaps . . . was starting center against Arizona State and played 53 snaps . . . started Western Michigan game at center and played 49 snaps . . . started season opener vs. Tulsa and played 39 snaps.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played 10 games at center, including seven starts (Indiana, Central Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan, Rutgers, Oregon) . . . missed three games (Purdue, Maryland, Ohio State) due to injury, then returned to limited action at Nebraska and was back in starting lineup for Rutgers game . . . played a total of 557 snaps . . . ranked second on the team in dominators (10) and fourth in knockdowns (26) during the regular season . . . started the last two games of the season vs. Rutgers and Oregon . . . after missing three games, returned to limited action at Nebraska and played 39 snaps, logging two knockdowns and one dominator . . . started Michigan game at center and played 37 snaps before suffering injury, tallying two knockdowns . . . started at center at Penn State and logged 88 snaps, posting unit-best four dominators . . . started Northwestern game at center and played 81 snaps, logging unit bests two dominators and 3.5 knockdowns . . . earned the MSU Offensive Player of the Week team award for Central Michigan game after starting at center and posting unit-best tying 74 snaps, including tallying one dominator and led the unit with four knockdowns . . . started at center at Indiana and played a unit-high tying 66 snaps, recording one dominator; became the third member of his family (older brothers Jack and Brian) to start at center for the Spartans . . . played 32 snaps at center at Arizona State, logging one knockdown . . . saw action in season opener vs. Utah State, playing 27 snaps and posting one dominator and one knockdown.
2017 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played a total of 48 snaps in 11 games to earn his first letter . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action against Washington State in the Holiday Bowl . . . played 11 snaps in the regular-season finale at Rutgers . . . made Spartan debut in season opener vs. Bowling Green and played 25 snaps against the Falcons . . . was one of 10 Spartans to help volunteer with the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts during the bye weekend (Sept. 15-17, 2017) in Houston.
2016 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Furman.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top centers by Scout.com (No. 7), 247Sports.com (No. 10) and ESPN.com (No. 11) . . . listed among the Midwest’s top prospects by ESPN.com (No. 98) . . . named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team . . . rated among the state’s top seniors by ESPN.com (No. 19), 247Sports.com (No. 32) and Rivals.com (No. 39) . . . two-year starter for Coach Dan Hartman at Hinsdale (Illinois) Central High School . . . earned all-state honors from The News-Gazette (first team) and Chicago Tribune (second team) as a senior . . . named to Pioneer Press and Daily Herald all-area teams in 2015 . . . also garnered All-West Suburban Silver honors as a senior . . . team captain anchored an offensive line that helped the Red Devils average 403 total yards, 160 rushing yards and 37 points per game in 2015 . . . Red Devils rushed for a season-high 314 yards vs. Hinsdale South . . . allowed only one sack as a senior . . . played a major role in helping Hinsdale Central average 324 total yards, 158 rushing yards and 28 points per game as a junior . . . Red Devils produced a season-best 319 rushing yards vs. York in 2014 . . . three-time all-state selection in wrestling . . . won the 285-pound state title in Class 3A as a senior in 2016 . . . finished his senior season with a 45-1 record . . . posted a 41-3 record as a junior while finishing second at 285 pounds in the Class 3A Championships . . . son of John and Leslie Allen . . . his older brother, Jack, was a four-year starter (2012-15) and two-time first-team All-America center (2014-15) for the Spartans who played one season (2016) in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints . . . his other older brother, Brian, was also a four-year letterwinner for the Spartans (2014-17) and was selected in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams . . . born Jan. 7, 1998 . . . graduated with a bachelor’s degree in food industry management in December 2020.
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