Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 23 | — |
| Success rate | 21.7% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 8.7% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 17.4% | — |
| First downs | 4 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 3 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 8.0% | — |
| Catch rate | 88.9% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 11.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Allen's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
Run direction26 carries
2025 charting · Marshall
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Allen’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted4 targets charted
Run direction18 carries
Career
5 seasons at 4 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  East Carolina#87 · 3-3 | 6 | 26% | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 1 | 21.7% | 8 | 28 | 1 | 8.0% |
| 2025 |  Marshall#81 · 5-7 | 8 | 25% | 77 | 385 | 5.0 | 4 | 48.6% | 12 | 139 | 1 | 9.5% |
| 2024 |  UNLV#29 · 11-3 | 3 | 6% | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 0 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 |  NC State#32 · 9-4 | 10 | 22% | 52 | 251 | 4.8 | 1 | 34.0% | 11 | 66 | 0 | 6.2% |
| 2022 | NC State#41 · 8-5 | 6 | 17% | 53 | 268 | 5.1 | 0 | 34.9% | 11 | 97 | 1 | 6.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Michael Allen's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Michael Allen's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ Alabama | L 10–48 | 3.8 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  App State | L 24–27 | 6.0 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Old Dominion | W 20–17 | 4.1 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  North Carolina Central | W 42–9 | 4.4 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 43 | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Rice | W 28–12 | 4.8 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ UAB | L 17–30 | — | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 4.6 | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 65 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 34 | — |
| Yards | 109 | 434th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 3.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 359th / 630 |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 694th / 1994 |
| Yards | 28 | 1296th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 3.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 2 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 3 | — |
| Yards | 65 | — |
| Average | 21.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 26 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Alabama | 41 | ~17 (12–22) | 6 | · | 41% |
| Wk 2 · App State | 73 | ~18 (12–23) | 7 | 1 | 25% |
| Wk 3 · Old Dominion | 68 | ~20 (14–26) | 10 | · | 29% |
| Wk 4 · North Carolina Central | 61 | ~22 (15–29) | 8 | 2 | 36% |
| Wk 6 · Rice | 75 | ~23 (16–30) | 11 | 1 | 31% |
| Wk 7 · UAB | 77 | ~4 (1–8) | 1 | · | 5% |
| Season | 395 | 104 (82–128) | 43 | 4 | 26% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the East Carolina roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | TJ Engleman Jr. | RB | JR | 71 | 490 | 6.9 | 3 | 7 | +0.36 |
| 3 | Ashton Gray | RB | JR | 46 | 196 | 4.3 | 0 | 4 | -0.12 |
| 21 | Michael Allen | RB | SR | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 | -0.49 |
| 5 | DeJuan Lacy | RB | JR | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | -0.52 |
| 22 | Michael Beatty | RB | JR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | +0.10 |
| 23 | Meliq Mcgowan | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | DaMari Gantt | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. East Carolina depth chart →