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Kaytron Allen

#13Kaytron Allen

RB·Penn State·202520222.8 pts line valueDay 2 (Rds 2–3)

Kaytron Allen is a 2-year Featured Back for Penn State. Kaytron's 2025 season ranks in the 68th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 214 plays — a average rate for the RB. A four-star recruit in the class of 2022, Kaytron has shown flashes of the talent that made him a coveted recruit.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Kaytron Allen's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

Recruiting Profile· Class of 2022

4-Star · High major target
Stars
247 composite
0.9385
National rank
#155
High school
IMG Academy
Hometown
Bradenton, FL

Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.

2025 Production

Rushing
1303 Rush yards15 Rush TD210 Carries6.2 Yards/carry
Receiving
18 Receptions68 Rec yards0 Rec TD3.8 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency68
  • Volume88
  • Explosiveness64
  • Consistency73
  • Receiving38
Player type
Featured Back

The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.

Primary ball carrierHigh volumeGoal-line threat
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)68th %ile · average
Game-to-game consistency73th %ile · average
Key findings
  • High-volume role — one of the team's most-used RBs by play share.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.17 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 0.84 EPA/play in Wk 6 vs UCLA (SP+ -9).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗
Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Saquon BarkleyPenn State0.3403.997.9
Dalvin CookFlorida State0.3404.399.3
Breece HallIowa State0.3404.5102.3
James FlandersTulsa0.3904.9103.7
Hassan HaskinsMichigan0.3804.8106.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.8400.84Wk 1 vs Nevada: +0.38 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Florida International: +0.10 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Villanova: +0.60 EPA/play3Wk 5 vs Oregon: +0.23 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs UCLA: +0.84 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Northwestern: +0.07 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Iowa: +0.17 EPA/play8Wk 10 vs Ohio State: +0.03 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Indiana: -0.06 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Michigan State: +0.52 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Nebraska: +0.32 EPA/play13Wk 14 vs Rutgers: +0.19 EPA/play14
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsNevadaW46-11-13.48435.412200.38
2vsFlorida InternationalW34-0-10.5161449.011300.10
3vsVillanovaW52-610868.610.60
5vsOregonL24-3025.912544.5121200.23
6@UCLAL37-42-8.78506.321800.84
7vsNorthwesternL21-225.816905.611100.07
8@IowaL24-2519.7281455.223700.17
10@Ohio StateL14-3830.121763.6121000.03
11vsIndianaL24-2732.419482.50230-0.06
12@Michigan StateW28-10-3.4251817.2221000.52
13vsNebraskaW37-106.2251606.420.32
14@RutgersW40-361.02222610.3121200.19

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
30.7%
Passing plays
6.5%
Rushing plays
49.9%
Standard downs
34.0%
Passing downs
21.3%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.24
Passing downs
0.19
Pass / Rush EPA
0.05 / 0.25

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+0.930−0.152025
EPA per play · 2022 — 2025 · 25 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2022Penn State
2.7
55.2
2025Penn State
2.8
48.2

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.