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Get to know the Jaguars’ new additions from draft weekend with our ‘3 things to know’ series
With the 2025 NFL Draft in the books, it’s time to reflect on how the Jacksonville Jaguars fared. Did rookie GM James Gladstone deliver a masterclass, or has he just set the Jags back five years? Truth is, we probably won’t know that for some time. But we can get to know the newest members of the team a little bit better. In the latest of our mini-series of deep dives, here are three things to know about LeQuint Allen, RB, Syracuse:
LeQuint Allen delivered an impressive college career since arriving on the Syracuse campus in 2022. A three-star recruit out of Millville high school in New Jersey, Allen was highly coveted by a handful of East Coast teams, receiving seven scholarship offers primarily from ACC programs. The Orange won the rights for his services, and immediately began integrating Allen into their offense. The running back was used as an impact player, averaging 6.7 yards per carry as a freshman before becoming a focal point of the Syracuse offense in 2023.
Allen recorded back to back 1,000 rushing yard seasons as a sophomore and junior - but it was his touchdown production his final year at the JMA Wireless Dome that really caught the attention. Allen racked up 16 rushing scores his final year on campus - enough to lead all ball carriers in the ACC.
Perhaps more impressive was Allen’s evolution into a running back that was a serious weapon in the passing game. After flashing what he could do as a receiver in 2023, last year Allen went into overdrive, enjoying more than 500 receiving yards and adding four more touchdowns to his already impressive totals. In a three-year career, Allen finished with more than 3,200 all-purpose yards and 32 touchdowns - helping the Orange become an ACC force and come close to making the playoffs.
The Jaguars have long been trying to create a diverse backfield group that can help the offense in a myriad of ways. LeQuint Allen might just be able to do everything himself.
As a freshman running back, LeQuint Allen had to bide his time for a leading role in Syracuse’s offense. But by the end of his first year on campus he had worked his way up the depth chart, making his first ever start for the Orange in the Pinstripe Bowl against Minnesota in December 2022.
That end to his first season of college football should have heralded an offseason of excitement for Allen as he prepared to take the next step and become a leader of the Syracuse football program. Instead, the running back found himself reeling from tragedy after his father was killed that February. Referred to as ‘The Valentine’s Day Shooting’ by local media, Allen’s father, LeQuint Allen Sr., was fatally shot after walking away from an argument in Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New...
