Braelon Allen is an American college football running back for the Wisconsin Badgers.
High School
Allen would attend and play football at Fond Du Lac High School where he would re-classify and graduate a year early.
College career
thumb|Allen (#1) rushing at Fond du Lac High School in 2019 Allen was rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports.com, and Rivals.com.
Allen committed to play football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on July 14, 2020, the college's first commit for the 2022 class.
On September 17, 2020, he announced he would be reclassifying to the 2021 recruiting class to enroll in college early.
He was initially recruited as a defensive player, possibly linebacker or safety, before ultimately ending up at running back.
Allen played on special teams only for his first college game.
After the team started the season at 1-3, Allen began to see some snaps along with starting tailback Chez Mellusi.
Tailback redshirt freshman Jalen Berger left the team and three running backs transferred away from the college.
Allen had his first 100 yard rushing performance in the fifth game against Illinois.
In early November, Mellusi had a season-ending injury as Allen was established as the team's starting running back.
College statistics
As of November 20, 2021:
College records
;Wisconsin Badgers records
Most consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards: 7 (2021)
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