Kyle Allen

Kyle Allen (born March 8, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, he played high school football at Desert Mountain and was among the top football players of his class. He played college football at Texas A&M before transferring to Houston in 2016. Allen signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent following graduation in 2018. That same year, he started the final game of the season following injuries to both Cam Newton and Taylor Heinicke, as well as for the majority of the 2019 season after Newton suffered another injury. He was traded to Washington in 2020 and started four games before breaking his ankle and missing the rest of the season. Allen attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was teammates with Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews. During his high school career, he passed for over 8,000 yards and had 86 passing touchdowns. Allen was a five-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback and seventh best player overall in his class. He was highly recruited out of high school, receiving offers from several schools to play college football before committing to Texas A&M in June 2013. Allen played for the West team in the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, setting an Army Bowl record at the time with 183 passing yards.