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News: 3 days agoAllen carried the ball three times for four yards and lost a fumble in Friday's 41-3 preseason loss to the Ravens. He added nine yards on one kickoff return.

Spin: With the Commanders resting all their key personnel in the team's final exhibition contest, Allen got the start in the backfield but coughed up the ball on his first touch, setting the Ravens up for their first TD of the night. The 2026 sixth-round pick is expected to begin the regular season as the third back on the depth chart behind Jacory Croskey-Merritt (lower body) and Rachaad White (hamstring), but if the injuries to either RB linger into Week 1, Allen could see a bigger workload than expected in his NFL debut.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Allen was selected by the Commanders in the sixth round of April's draft. Allen has a good size and a solid efficiency profile, having ranked seventh in this rookie class in YAC (3.35) and 10th in forced missed tackle rate (4.5) during his four seasons at Penn State. Though he out-carried fellow draft prospect Nicholas Singleton in all four seasons at PSU, Allen was less involved as a receiver (career 70-490-4 line, including a weak 5.1 YPT) and doesn't figure to get much run as a receiver in the pros. Allen is a long shot as a sixth-rounder, but he's a name to monitor considering the state of the Washington backfield (Rachaad White, Jacory Croskey-Merritt). If Allen impresses during the offseason, he could sneak onto the fantasy radar.