Allen DeGraffenreid (wide receiver)
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Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 1, 1970 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio State (1988–1992) |
| NFL draft | 1993: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Allen Justice DeGraffenreid (born May 1, 1970) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played one season with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Allen Justice DeGraffenreid was born on May 1, 1970, in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] He attended Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio.[1] He participated in soccer, track, and football at Princeton High, and in his sophomore year, he was a member of the state title-winning 3,200 meter relay team.[2] He joined the football team as a placekicker his junior year.[3] He converted seven of nine field goals during his career and also made eight extra points in two games during the playoffs his senior year, helping Princeton win the state title.[2]
College career
By the time he had left high school, DeGraffenreid was 6'0" and 155 pounds.[3] The University of Tennessee offered DeGraffenreid a scholarship to join the school's track team.[3] He instead joined the Ohio State Buckeyes as a walk-on placekicker but later converted to wide receiver.[3][4] After he redshirted the 1988 season, he played in four games as a redshirt freshman in 1989.[2] He was then a three-year letterman from 1990 to 1992.[4][1] He did not have a scholarship until 1991.[5][3] Overall, he caught one pass for seven yards in 1990, one pass for 15 yards in 1991, and six passes for 65 yards in 1992.[6] DeGraffenreid majored in psychology at Ohio State.[2]