Rookie Spotlight: LeQuint Allen, Syracuse

Height: 6-0
Weight: 204
2024 Age: 21 – (8/5/04)
Breakout Age: 19.07
Hands: 10 1/8″
Arm:  32″
Projected 40: 4.58 (did not run at combine)

NFL Play-Style Comparison: Kenny McIntosh, Tyler Badie
Draft Grade: 5th Round
1,000+ Rushing Seasons: 2

 

Offensive Market Share Metrics (Final Season)

Carries: 228
Receptions: 64
Scrimmage Yards: 1,542
Scrimmage TDs: 20
Total Production Percentage: 31%

High School: Millville HS (Millville, NJ)
As a high school prospect: Class of 2022; 3-star (5.7)
College Attended: Syracuse (3)

 

Pros

– Shows good patience but occasionally gets into the back of his lineman

– Two-time All-ACC Running Back (HM & 2nd team)

– Strong stick with the ability to get upfield on one-cut

– Led All Running Backs in the Power-5 with 79 targets and 64 receptions – has giant hands

– Has burst through the inside run

– Pass protector with a pop

– Very early breakout age

– Tough; played through being “banged up bad” per his coach in 2024, rating his pain “at an 8 out of 10.”

 

Cons

– Show-strider in the open field, lacking long speed

– Slight, slight lower-body

– Lacks drive upon contact and ability to break a tackle

– A bit stiff in the hips for lateral movement

– Did not separate from competition at the Senior Bowl

– Had some legal issues at Syracuse; was suspended two semesters over an alleged on-campus fight and sued the school to return in time for the 2023 season

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Scouting Notes:

LeQuint Allen is a lean upright rusher who gives off-peak Kenny McIntosh vibes from his time at Georgia, while McIntosh carried a touch more weight than Allen, he is also an inch taller, the BMI and running style are compatible. Allen has been prolific during his short 3-year career at Syracuse, with back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons with 119 receptions to boot.

Allen doesn’t carry any of the special traits you look for in a dynamic game-changing running back, however as a pass protector and pass catcher, there aren’t many as good as LeQuint – his sneakiest ability is deceptive lateral agility, his runs with higher surface area and tight hips, but shows the ability to his one cut and get up field. As a 5th-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Allen has the opportunity to break through not only in special teams, where he returned 5 kicks in 2023, but as a 3rd down and red zone specialist on offense.

Cody Carpentier