Josh Allen (linebacker)
Joshua Allen (born July 13, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, where he won the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy as a junior. Allen was selected seventh overall by the Jaguars in the 2019 NFL draft and has received two Pro Bowl selections with the team.
For the quarterback, see Josh Allen. For other people, see Josh Allen (disambiguation).No. 41 – Jacksonville Jaguars
July 13, 1997
Cumberland, Virginia, U.S.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Kentucky (2015–2018)
2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
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Personal life[edit]
One of his sisters, Myisha Hines-Allen, is a professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics.[34] Another sister, LaTorri Hines-Allen, played Division I basketball at Towson, and still another sister, Kyra Hines-Allen, played NCAA Division II basketball at Cheyney. An uncle, Gregory Hines, was a legendary basketball player at Hampton when the Pirates were still in Division II and was chosen in the fifth round of the 1983 NBA draft; although he never played in the league, he did play professionally for over a decade.[4]
Allen married Kaitlyn Morrison on April 17, 2019. The two met freshman year of college in 2015 at the University of Kentucky. Kaitlyn is from Ohio and has a license in Cosmetology, as well as attending college for psychology.
Allen has three children with his wife: Wesley, Julian, and Vanessa.