In which BracketCat counts down the 91st day until the 2025 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State defensive end Jordan Allen.

#91 Jordan Allen

Redshirt Sophomore | 6-4 | 262 lbs. | Olathe, Kansas

Position: Defensive End
Previous College: None
Projection: Second-String
Status: On Scholarship

Jordan Allen (b. June 13, 2005), a young defensive end who shows good acceleration, stamina and toughness (not to mention explosive jumping ability), is majoring in business administration. Despite his talent, he redshirted and did not see any game action in 2023.

Allen saw action in all 13 games in 2024, as both a reserve defensive end and on special teams. He tallied five tackles on the year, including a 7-yard sack at West Virginia.

Allen had three tackles against the Mountaineers, and one apiece against UT Martin and Oklahoma State. He was in for 58 defensive snaps during the season, with a high-water mark of eight against both Colorado and West Virginia when our depth was challenged.

Allen also was a key member of the kickoff return and kickoff coverage units, and he tied for second on the team with three tackles on kickoff coverage.

I have him entering the 2025 season as a backup to sixth-year senior Cody Stufflebean, but it’s almost more of an “OR” situation and I won’t be surprised if Allen ends up starting a bit.

Allen prepped under head coach Ron Litchfield at Olathe High School South, where he was rated the 31st-best weakside defensive end in the Class of 2023 by On3 and Rivals, while On3 also ranked him as the third-best overall player in the state of Kansas.

A first-team all-state selection by The Wichita Eagle as a linebacker during his senior campaign, he also was an honorable mention pick as a wide receiver.

Allen also earned first-team all-state honors from Sports in Kansas and KSHSAA Covered, and was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Eagle and Sports in Kansas in 2021.

He prepped with fellow teammate and current K-State wide receiver Brice Noernberg.

Allen selected K-State over a list of impressive offers from Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico State, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, USC, Vanderbilt and Washington, as well as strong recruiting interest from Nebraska. His primary recruiter was his position coach, Buddy Wyatt, with help from recruiting coordinator Taylor Braet.

“Jordan Allen is a very talented athlete,” Wyatt said last August. “He’s strong. He’s explosive. He’s weighing around 260 and it doesn’t look like it. He has really worked hard to learn our scheme, so he’s not making the mistakes he made last spring ball. He’s improved his pass rush ability. I’m excited about his future.

“Jordan has the ability to make a lot of plays just because of his physical ability. He’s big, he can run, he’s very strong and explosive. When he learns how to play this game, he’s going to be a force to reckon with.”