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Texas Football: 5 best remaining RB transfer prospects

By Andrew Miller

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 24: Armand Shyne #6 of the Utah Utes celebrates his touchdown in the second half of a game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 24: Armand Shyne #6 of the Utah Utes celebrates his touchdown in the second half of a game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images) /
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PISCATAWAY, NJ – NOVEMBER 19: Mark Allen #8 of the Penn State Nittany Lions rushes against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half at High Point Solutions Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ – NOVEMBER 19: Mark Allen #8 of the Penn State Nittany Lions rushes against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half at High Point Solutions Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Redshirt Senior. 3. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. player. 491. Running Back. Mark Allen

As it pertains to the strong lineage of running backs that came from the Penn State Nittany Lions in the past few years, rising redshirt senior Mark Allen isn’t the first name that comes to mind. The first two names that should come up include New York Giants rookie Saquon Barkley and All-Big Ten 2018 back Miles Sanders.

Yet, with Barkley already in the NFL as a 2018 first round selection of the Giants and Sanders headed into the 2019 NFL Draft, the running back depth is thinning out for Penn State. It shouldn’t be too long, though, before the fans in State College, PA, get a glimpse at the next wave of star running backs on campus.

In all likelihood, it was the strong crop of running backs in the 2019 Penn State signing class that pushed the fifth-year former three-star recruit Allen out of the mix. While Allen did show a lot of flashes in the past four years as a rotational running back for the Nittany Lions, he didn’t solidify a starting role for himself at any point.

Allen brings with him to the grad transfer market nearly 450 career total yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns. He’s averaging more than four yards per touch during his collegiate career. He’s efficient and versatile enough to command a decent workload with about any Power Five program with a running back need.

He is one of the most elusive and versatile backs on the grad transfer market at the moment. At 5-foot-6 and slightly over 180 pounds, he is also one of the smaller backs on the open market.

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