Tyler Allgeier
American football player (born 2000)
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Tyler Allgeier (/ˈældʒɪər/ AL-jeer;[1] born April 15, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Fontana, California, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 15, 2000 Fontana, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Henry J. Kaiser (Fontana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | BYU (2018–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 5th round, 151st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Allgeier was born on April 15, 2000, in Fontana, California, to a mother of mixed White and Filipino descent through his maternal grandmother, a native of Southern Leyte, and a father of African American descent.[2][3] He attended Henry J. Kaiser High School in Fontana, California.[4] During his high school career he had a school record 5,000 rushing yards and 56 touchdowns. He committed to Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[5]
College career
In his first year at BYU in 2018, Allgeier played in four games and had nine carries for 49 yards. In 2019 he moved from running back to linebacker.[6] He played in all 13 games that season recording 26 tackles and 0.5 sacks on defense and 119 yards on 17 carries on offense. Allgeier moved back to running back in 2020 and played in all 11 games with eight starts. He finished the year with 1,130 rushing yards on 150 carries with 13 touchdowns.[7] He returned as BYU's starting running back in 2021, finishing the year with 1,601 rushing yards on 276 attempts while co-leading the NCAA with 23 rushing touchdowns.[8][9][10][11] On December 28, 2021, Allgeier announced that he would forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2022 NFL draft.[12]
College statistics
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| Co-led the NCAA | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Season | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |||
| 2018 | BYU | 4 | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | BYU | 13 | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | BYU | 11 | 150 | 1130 | 7.5 | 13 | 14 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | BYU | 13 | 276 | 1601 | 5.8 | 23 | 28 | 199 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 452 | 2899 | 6.4 | 36 | 46 | 437 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 4.60 s | 1.56 s | 2.66 s | 4.36 s | 7.09 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 21 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14][15] | ||||||||||||
Atlanta Falcons
2022 season
Allgeier was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft with the 151st overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons.[16] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams.[17] In Week 4, against the Cleveland Browns, he had 104 scrimmage yards in the 23–20 victory.[18] In Week 5, Allgeier made his first career start, due to a knee injury to running back Cordarrelle Patterson. In Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Allgeier recorded his first career rushing touchdown in the 17–35 loss.[19] In Week 8 against the Carolina Panthers, Allgeier had his first career receiving touchdown in the 37–34 overtime win.[20] In Week 15 against the New Orleans Saints, Allgeier recorded a season-high 139 rushing yards and a touchdown.[21] In Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals, Allgeier had 20 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown in the 20–19 win.[22]
Allgeier finished his rookie season with 1,035 rushing yards, becoming the first Falcons running back since Devonta Freeman in 2016 and the first Falcons rookie running back since William Andrews in 1979 to rush for over a thousand yards.[23][24][25] Allgeier also set the Falcons single-season rookie record for most rushing yards in a season, surpassing the mark previously set by Andrews.[26] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[27]
2023 season
Allgeier scored two rushing touchdowns in the Falcons' 2023 regular season opener, a 24–10 victory over the Panthers.[28] He finished the 2023 season with 186 carries for 683 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go with 18 receptions for 193 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[29]
2024 season
In 2024, Allgeier appeared in all 17 games as Atlanta’s No. 2 running back behind Bijan Robinson. He logged 137 rushing attempts for 644 yards (4.7 average) and three touchdowns, and added 13 receptions for 88 yards; he did not record a fumble. The Falcons finished 8–9 and missed the postseason. [30]
2025 season
In 2025, Allgeier reprised his role as Robinson's backup, appearing in 17 games (including two starts). In those games, he recorded 514 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, as well as 96 scoreless yards.[31]
Arizona Cardinals
On March 12, 2026, Allgeier signed a two-year, $12.25 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[32]
