Ryan Allen (American football)

Ryan Allen
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Allen with the Patriots in 2017
No. 6, 9, 8
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1990-02-28) February 28, 1990 (age 34)
Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:West Salem
(Salem, Oregon)
College:
Undrafted:2013
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:451
Punting yards:20,378
Punting average:45.2
Longest punt:67
Inside 20:169
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ryan Allen (born February 28, 1990) is an American former football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL). He is best known for being the starting punter for the New England Patriots for six seasons, during which he won three Super Bowls and was the Patriots’ longest serving starting punter of the Bill Belichick era. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Allen won twice the Ray Guy Award in 2011 and 2012, and also was a unanimous All-American in 2012. He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2013 NFL draft.