2025 Football Roster

Ajay Allen - FAU
Ajay Allen
Jersey Number 2

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:  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.
 
2025: Played in all 12 games for the Golden Hurricane and earned his first start of the season against UAB.
  • Led the team with 5 rushing touchdowns.
  • Accumulated 497 rushing yards on 97 attempts, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
  • Recorded a career-best 129 rushing yards and a touchdown against UAB on November 29, 2025. This was his second 100-yard rushing game of the season.
  • Achieved 118 rushing yards and a touchdown on 23 attempts against Florida Atlantic on November 8, 2025, his second career 100-yard rushing game.
  • Scored a rushing touchdown and gained 68 yards on 10 attempts against Oregon State on November 15, 2025.
  • Caught 10 passes for 98 receiving yards throughout the season.
  • Set career-highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (67) at Florida Atlantic on November 8, 2025.
 
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.
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