Ajay Allen

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Monroe, La.
High School:
Neville HS
Prev School:
FlU

CAREER NOTES: First year at Tulsa … Transferred to TU after spending the 2025 spring at FIU … Also spent time at Miami and Nebraska … Has appeared in 21 career games and had 734 rushing yards on 127 carries and scored nine touchdowns.

PRIOR TO TULSA: Played in 21 career games at Nebraska (2022) and Miami (Fla.) (2023-24) … Rushed for 734 yards on 127 carries and nine touchdowns.

Appeared in eight games for the Hurricanes during the 2024 season.
Rushed for 183 yards on 24 carries and had two touchdowns.
Had a season run rush of 56 yards against Ball State (9/14/24).
Had 104 yards rushing against Ball State on seven carries.
Averaged 7.6 yards per rush during the 2024 season.
Played in eight games with one start during the 2023 season with the Hurricanes.
Ranked fourth on team with 350 rushing yards on 67 carries.
Had five touchdowns.
Enjoyed dominant outing in win over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14), finishing with season-high 68 yards on 12 carries with first two touchdowns of Miami career.
Made first start at Miami and totaled 67 yards on 11 carries with one touchdown in overtime win over Virginia (Oct. 28).
Ended regular season on high note, tying season high with 68 yards on nine carries which included 30-yard touchdown run in fourth quarter, in win at Boston College (Nov. 24).
Played in each of the first four games as a true freshman before suffering a season-ending injury at Nebraska.
He carried 33 times for 190 yards in his four games, scoring two touchdowns while averaging 5.8 yards per carry.
Against Georgia Southern, Allen rushed eight times for a career-high 76 yards and one touchdown.
Allen had 11 carries for 49 yards against No. 6 Oklahoma before suffering his season-ending injury.

HIGH SCHOOL

Allen was an explosive running back at Neville High School in Louisiana.
At Neville, Allen earned the nickname “Quick 6” for his ability to break long touchdown runs.
As a senior, Allen rushed for more than 2,200 yards and scored 34 touchdowns for the Tigers, who reached the state semifinals.
During the regular season, he ranked 11th in the state with more than 1,600 rushing yards.
Allen had 360 rushing yards and four touchdowns against St. Thomas More, including touchdown runs of 82 and 99 yards on his first two carries.
In the state quarterfinals, Allen had nine carries for 149 yards, including 54- and 65-yard touchdown runs.
Allen was regarded as a four-star prospect by 247Sports, On3 and the On3 Composite Rankings.
Regarded as the No. 5 running back recruit in the nation by On3.