Dwayne Allen is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 for the Clemson Tigers

Clemson Tigers football

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. He is considered one of the top tight end prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft

2012 NFL Draft

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 or 2013 NFL Draft

2013 NFL Draft

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Early years

Allen attended Terry Sanford High School

Terry Sanford High School

Terry Sanford High School is a public high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. It is named after Terry Sanford, who was a North Carolina state senator, Governor of North Carolina and a United States Senator...

 in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville, North Carolina

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. During his career he had 68 receptions for 1,257 yards.

College career

Allen was redshirted in 2008. In 2009 he started six of 14 games and had 10 receptions for 108 yards and three touchdowns. He started all 13 games in 2010 and was a second team All-ACC selection after recording 33 receptions for 373 yards with a touchdown.

Through the first seven games of his junior season, Allen has 27 receptions for 381 yards and four touchdowns.

External links

• Clemson Tigers bio