Kansas City area EDGE Jordan Allen adds Pac-12 offer
Another week, another big-time offer for Olathe (Kan.) South three-star EDGE Jordan Allen.
Allen shared on social media that he’s added an offer from the Washington Huskies.
Allen, who is 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, said the Washington offer came from Courtney Morgan, the Huskies Director of Player Personnel, and Eric Schmidt, who coaches the EDGE position for UDub.
Washington has made more of a push into the Midwest under new coach Kalen DeBoer. Receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard has a Kansas City-area connection from his time working at the National Center for Drug-Free Sport, and the Huskies have gotten involved with a number of top metro area recruits. This includes coveted defensive end Chandavian Bradley, who named the Huskies as one of his top-10 teams this past Saturday.
Jordan Allen’s stock is red-hot
Since mid-February, Jordan Allen has now picked up offers from Iowa State, Kansas State, Washington, New Mexico State, Kansas and South Dakota. Others, like Missouri and Nebraska, are also showing major interest as his stock continues to blow up.
In fact, Allen was in Columbia, Mo., this past weekend for a junior day visit with the Tigers. While Mizzou has yet to extend an offer, it’s pretty clear the Tigers are showing major interest in Allen.
The visit to Columbia comes a week after he was in Manhattan, Kan., for a trip to K-State. The Wildcats are a team that’s high on his list after the visit.
“First thing, the facilities there are great,” Allen said. “I got to experience some traditions they hold over there. I got to build up a better relationship with the staff.”
Allen is being recruited at K-State primarily by Wildcat assistants Taylor Braet and Buddy Wyatt. Both have done a solid job of building an early bond with Allen.
Up next for Jordan Allen is a visit this upcoming weekend to Iowa State — the first school to offer him.
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Along with the Wildcats, the Cyclones are also viewed as one of Allen’s top teams. Kansas City native and former four-star Rockhurst High School quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase is recruiting Allen for the Cyclones.
Iowa State and Kansas State are believed to be the top teams in his recruitment. Both the Cyclones and Wildcats are listed with a 37.1% chance of landing Allen, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. Nebraska and Missouri are listed at 11.8%, while Kansas is listed at less than 1%.
Jordan Allen turning heads with his athleticism
Along with his play on the field, Jordan Allen opened up eyes with his performance in the weight room. He trains with Joseph Potts at Top Speed and has been clocked as fast as 20.45 mph in testing.
That’s trucking for a 6-4, 240-pounder.
As a junior, Jordan Allen had 15 tackles for a loss and four sacks. He also racked up 56 total tackles for the Falcons.
Allen is ranked as the No. 697 player in the country, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. The On3 Consensus also ranks him as the No. 59 EDGE in the country. On3 ranks Allen slightly higher than the industry average as the No. 52 EDGE in the country.