CJ Allen
Georgia
Scouting Report

The quarterback of Georgia's defense for three years, Allen is the kind of linebacker who gets your unit lined up, fills the right gap, and wraps up every single time — and that reliability is his greatest weapon and his ultimate ceiling limiter. He's a downhill assassin against the run with an elite missed-tackle rate and the instincts to diagnose plays pre-snap, but his coverage game remains a work in progress — man assignments against athletic TEs and RBs expose his hip stiffness in transition, and his pass rush value is almost entirely schemed. Allen won't make SportsCenter, but he'll be the reason your defensive coordinator sleeps at night. The floor is a 10-year starter who anchors a defense; the ceiling is exactly that, plus maybe a Pro Bowl nod in a year where the tackles pile up.

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Pro ComparisonZaire Franklin

Zierlein's direct comp. Both are cerebral, leader-first MIKE linebackers who make their bones in run defense and as defensive communicators rather than as athletic playmakers. Franklin's career trajectory — steady, high-tackle-volume starter who earns respect through reliability rather than splash — is Allen's most likely NFL outcome.

Trait Grades
💥 Tackling
93
🪂 Coverage
69
🚀 Pass Rush
61
💡 Instincts
92
🦅 Athleticism
70
📡 Range
85
🪓 Block Shedding
99
🔮 Pre-Snap Diagnosis
93
College Production (2025)
TFL/Sacks
8 TFL, 0 sacks
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