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220 lbs.
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Fontana,
California
Last School
Kaiser High School
Roster Years
2018-2021
Before BYU:
- All-time leading rusher for Kaiser High School
- As a senior rushed for 2,470 yards on 231 carries and scored 29 touchdowns
- Ran for more than 5,000 yards in high school and scored 56 rushing touchdowns
- Averaged 8.3 yards per carry in high school
- Two-way player also posted 126 total tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries on defense
- Posted back-to-back 300-yard games in high school
- An All-CIF selection at Kaiser High School
- Coached by Bill Cardosi
Personal:
- Mom is Ester Allgeier
- Grew up in Fontana, California, same city as BYU all-time leading rusher Jamaal Williams
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019
- Played in all 13 games, seeing action at linebacker, running back and kick returner
- Had 26 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass breakup
- Ran 17 times for 119 yards and caught three passes for 67 yards and one touchdown
- Had two kick returns for 40 yards
- Posted a career-best nine tackles against Boise State
- Ran eight times for 77 yards at Hawai'i
Sophmore Year
2021
- Started all 13 games - one of just three offensive players and six players overall on the team to do so in 2021
- Finishes 2021 season with
- 276 rushing attempts for 1,601 yards at 5.8 yards per attempt and 23 touchdowns (leading rusher)
- Seven games of 100-yards or more
- Two games of 200 yards or more (at Utah State, vs. Virginia)
- 28 receptions for 199 yards at 7.1 yards per catch
- Led BYU in all-purpose yardage with 1,800, averaging 139 per game
- Six games with two or more rushing touchdowns
- 452 career rushing attempts for 2,899 yards at 6.4 yards per attempt and 36 touchdowns, 13 games of 100-yards or more
- Doak Walker Award semifinalist
- Sporting News Second Team All-American
- Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American
- Pro Football Network Honorable Mention All-America
- Phil Steele All-Independent First Team
- Pro Football Network Independent Player of the Year
- Pro Football Network Independent Offensive Player of the Year
- Pro Football Network Running Back of the Year
- Pro Football Network First Team All-Independent Offense
- CFPA National Performer of the Year midseason watchlist
- All-American candidate
- Week 10 Heisman hopeful list
- Capital One Orange Bowl Player of the Week (Nov. 3)
- NCAAF Nation247 Week 13 Performance (Nov. 29)
- Three-time Independent Offensive Player of the Week — College Sports Madness
- Watch list for the Maxwell Award and Paul Hornung Award
- 2021 Final National Statistical Rankings
- No. 1 (tied) in Rushing TDs: 23
- No. 5 (tied) in Rushing Yards: 1,601
- No. 4 in Total Carries: 276
- As of Dec. 20 (BYU record book)
- No. 1 all-time career rushing average (6.4, min. 250 attempts)
- No. 1 single-season rushing yards (1,601) - passing Luke Staley's 1,582 (2001).
- No. 1 single-season rushing attempts (276) - passing Ronney Jenkins' 252 (1998).
- No. 1 career rushing yards in bowl games (431)
- No. 1 rushing touchdowns in a bowl game (3)
- No. 1 career rushing touchdowns in bowl games (4)
- No. 2 single season rushing touchdowns (23)
- No. 2 single-season total touchdowns (23)
- No. 2 single season points scored (138)
- Tied for No. 2 all-time career rushing touchdowns mark (36) - tied with running backs coach Harvey Unga
- Tied for No. 2 all-time career 200-yard rushing games (2)
- Tied for No. 2 single-season 100-yard rushing games (7) - tied with running backs coach Harvey Unga
- No. 3 all-time career 100-yard rushing games (13)
- No. 5 all-time career rushing yards (2,899) - passing Taysom Hill's 2,819 (2012-16).
- No. 10 all-time career rushing attempts (452)
- One of only four all-time BYU running backs to record multiple 200-yard rushing performances, the others being Jamaal Williams (2012-16), Curtis Brown (2002, 04-06) and Luke Staley (1999-2001)
- Joins Luke Staley as the only all-time BYU running back to record two or more 200-yard rushing performances in a single season.
- Allgeier's 266 yards rushing versus Virginia was third-best single-game rushing total in program-history.
- Five touchdowns versus Virginia, joins former BYU running backs Jamaal Williams, Luke Staley and Eric Lane as the only Cougars to rush for five touchdowns in a single game.
- Also joins former BYU wide receiver Cody Hoffman and running backs Ronney Jenkins, Williams, Staley and Lane as the only Cougars to score five non-passing touchdowns in a single-game.
- Holds the BYU record for longest run from scrimmage in a bowl game and longest scoring run from scrimmage in a bowl game with touchdown from 62 yards out vs. UAB in Independence Bowl.
- Helped BYU upset No. 21 ranked Utah 26-17 with 102 yards on 27 carries.
- Ran for a new career high of 266 yards (9.17/carry) and five touchdowns on 29 attempts in BYU's 66-49 win over Virginia.
- Recorded a then career-high 218 rushing yards for three touchdowns on 22 attempts in a 34-20 win at Utah State.
- Totaled a career high 32 carries for 191 yards and two touchdowns in 21-19 win at Washington State.
- Led BYU offense to....
- Scoring 33 points per game
- Averaging 452 yards of total offense per game
- Converting 46% of third downs
- Scoring on 89% of red zone trips (49 of 55), 75% of which (41) were touchdowns
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
- Played in four games
- Totaled nine rushing attempts for 49 yards on the season
- Totaled 103 all-purpose yards including 57 kick return yards
- Tallied first career kickoff return against Hawai'i for 21 yards
- Tallied first two career rushes against Hawai'i with a long of eight yards
- Season long and team-high kickoff return yards at 36 yards against Northern Illinois
- Season high 46 rushing yards and season long 44 yard rush against New Mexico State
- Tallied first reception against Western Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Medical Redshirt Year
2020
- Played in all 11 games, starting 8
- Named All-America Honorable Mention
- Named All-Independent First Team
- No. 7 in the nation in rushing yards per carry (7.53), No. 8 in rushing yards (1,130) and No. 25 in rushing yards per game (102.7
- No. 10 in the nation in rushing TDs (13) and No. 14 in total TDs (13)
- No. 1 among all Independent players in rushing yards (1,130), rushing yards per game (102.7), rushing yards per carry (7.53) and all-purpose yards (118.55) and top running back in rushing touchdowns (13)
- Lead the team in rushing yards with 1,130 on the season
- Tallied 13 rushing touchdowns on 150 attempts at 7.2 yards per carry and 102.7 yards per game.
- Had 14 receptions for 174 yards with a season-long of 43 yards
- Lead the team in all-purpose yards with 1304 total yards on 1,130 rushing and 174 receiving.
- Had a team-high 173 rushing yards against UCF on 19 attempts
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Allgeier CSM Independent Offensive Player of the Week
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Tyler Allgeier named Independent POW-3
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Tyler Allgeier POW vs Virginia 2021
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Tyler Allgeier Doak Walker 2021 Semifinalist
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Tyler Allgeier Sporting News All-American
Pro Football Network 2021 All Americans
Tyler Allgeier 2021 Phil Steele All American
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- Football | Apr, 30
Tyler Allgeier drafted in fifth round by the Atlanta Falcons
- ImageFootball | Aug, 04
CFPA names Tyler Allgeier to 2021 National Performer of the Year Watch List
- ImageFootball | Jul, 29
Allgeier selected to Paul Hornung Award Watch List
- ImageFootball | Jul, 21
Allgeier named Doak Walker Award preseason candidate
- ImageFootball | Jul, 19
Maxwell Award watch list recognizes BYU's Allgeier
- ImageFootball | Sep, 07
BYU vs. Navy Postgame Notes and Quotes
- ImageFootball | Oct, 23
Baylor Romney, Tyler Allgeier receive weekly honors
- ImageFootball | Oct, 14
BYU wins Homecoming game against Hawai'i