Keenan Alexander 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...

 wide receiver

Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

 and defensive back

Defensive back

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

. He currently attends the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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 in his sophomore year. Allen is regarded as one of the best wide receivers of his class.

A native of Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro, North Carolina

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, Allen attended Northern Guilford High School

Northern Guilford High School

Northern Guilford High School is a public high school located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.It opened its doors to students on January 29, 2008...

, where he was a standout on both sides of the ball. He was a 2009 High School All-American, selected by USA Today and Parade

Parade (magazine)

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, and also played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl

U.S. Army All-American Bowl

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game held in early January in San Antonio, Texas. Currently played in the Alamodome, the game brings 90 of the nation's top high school football players in an East versus West matchup. In addition to the Bowl game, there is the U.S...

, returning one punt for 33 yards as well as one kickoff also for 33 yards. He was regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com

Rivals.com

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 and Scout.com

Scout.com

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.

Personal life

Allen is the younger half-brother of quarterback Zach Maynard, who played at Buffalo

Buffalo Bulls football

The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo's first...

from 2008-2009 before transferring to Cal in 2010. Maynard's biological father, Scott Lang, is Allen's stepfather.

External links

• California Golden Bears bio