Devon Allen
Devon Allen (born December 12, 1994) is an American track and field athlete (specializing in the 110-meter hurdles) and a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played wide receiver for the University of Oregon football team. In the 110-meter hurdles, Allen is a three-time U.S. national champion (2014, 2016, and 2018) and a two-time Olympian, reaching the finals in both the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At his final meet of the 2021 season, he set a personal best of 12.99 seconds and became the 13th American hurdler  to ever break the 13-second barrier in this event. On April 8, 2022, Allen signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Football Career. College Football. Coming out of high school as a four-star recruit, Allen committed to the University of Oregon and played on their football team for three years as a wide receiver, with his first season as the most productive one. After coming out of college, however, he focused his athletics on hurdling and track-and-field rather than football. After years of competing in the US Nationals and the Olympics, Allen chose to participate in  the football pro day held for players at the University of Oregon during the 2022 preseason. Allen caught the attention of NFL scouts when he ran an unofficial 4.35-second 40-yard dash. He impressed the Eagles enough to merit a visit on April 7 to their training facility, the NovaCare Complex. Philadelphia Eagles. On April 8, 2022, the day after being brought to their training facility, Allen signed a standard three-year undrafted rookie deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.