• Second-year offensive lineman has played in 15 games with 12 starts at left guard. Stepped in at left guard for LG Ryan Lilja, who moved to center to fill in for C Rodney Hudson after he was placed on injured reserve.

• Offensive lineman joined the Chiefs as the club's second-round pick (44th overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft.

• Played collegiately with Chiefs G Jon Asamoah at Illinois.

• Saw his initial NFL action on special teams vs. Atlanta (9/9/12) and started his first career contest vs. San Diego (9/30/12).

Signed with Kansas City (5/16/12) ... Selected with the Chiefs second-round pick (44th overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft.

2012: Played in 16 games with 13 starts at left guard ... Appeared on special teams vs. Atlanta (9/9) and at Buffalo (9/16) ... Appeared at left guard for G Ryan Lilja who moved to center for an injured C Rodney Hudson at New Orleans (9/23) ... Made his first career NFL start at left guard vs. San Diego (9/30) ... Started at left guard vs. Baltimore (10/7), at Tampa Bay (10/14), vs. Oakland (10/28) and at San Diego (11/1) before leaving the game with a head injury ... Opened at left guard at Pittsburgh (11/12), vs. Cincinnati (11/18), vs. Denver (11/25), vs. Carolina (12/2), at Cleveland (12/9), at Oakland (12/16), vs. Indianapolis (12/23) and at Denver (12/30).

Appeared in 49 games for Illinois, closing out his career with 47 consecutive starts - nine at right tackle, 38 at left tackle, a mark that is tied for third-best in school history … Finished his career with 336 knockdowns, along with 49 touchdown-resulting blocks.

2011: Started all thirteen games at left tackle … Registered 102 knockdowns and 14 touchdown resulting blocks … Earned second-team All-Big Ten accolades … Member of the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy watch lists … Was also a Lowe's Senior CLASS Award candidate … Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition … For the second-consecutive season, Allen was chosen the Illini's Outstanding Offensive Lineman, as he helped the team average 171.7 yards rushing, 355.7 yards in total offense and 22.6 points per game.

2010: Started all 13 games at left tackle, helping pave the way for the top rushing offense in the Big Ten and the 11th-best in the nation (246.1 avg.) ... The Illini offense broke school records for points in a season (423) and points per game (32.5) in addition to producing the fourth-most total yards (5,162) and second-most rushing yards (3,199) in school history … Was a Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy Watch List member … Added second-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition ... Served as team captain, delivering 84 knockdowns, fourteen touchdown-resulting blocks to earn team Outstanding Offensive Lineman of the Year and Best Effort Offense honors … Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team.

2009: Started all 12 games after shifting to left tackle, earning second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors … Delivered 11 touchdown-resulting blocks and made 87 knockdowns … Was a major reason that Illinois' rushing offense ranked 17th in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten with an average of 200.4 yards per game, generating 1,497 of their 2,405 ground yards over the left side of the line.

2008: Started the team's final nine games at right tackle … Earned second-team Freshman All-American honors by The NFL Draft Report and The Sporting News … Posted 10 touchdown-resulting blocks and 63 knockdowns … Part of an offensive line that helped the Illini lead the Big Ten in pass offense (269.3 avg.) and rank second in total offense (438.8 avg.). Majored in Sports Management.

• Attended King High School in Chicago, Ill., earning 2007 Chicago Sun Times All-Public League Team honors and was named to the Champaign News-Gazette Special Mention All-State team, in addition to garnering Prep Star All-Region accolades.

• Ranked among the top 30 players in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com as the four-year two-way starter recorded 97 tackles and 2.0 sacks as a senior.

• Also blocked a punt for a touchdown, the only score of his career.

• Earned 2007 Chicago Sun Times All-Public League Team honors andwas named to the Champaign News-Gazette Special Mention All-State Team as a senior.

• Recorded 97 tackles and 2.0 sacks as a senior at King High School in Chicago, Ill.

• Also blocked a punt for a touchdown, the only score of his career.