Michael Allen

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
206
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Greenville
High School:
J.H. Rose
Prev School:
Marshall
Major:
Undecided

Mid-year graduate transfer from Marshall who, enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Three-time letterman (2/NC State, 1/Marshall) … Appeared in 28 games making seven starts in collegiate career … Tallied 1,331 all-purpose yards (1,012 rush, 302 receiving, 17 special teams) … Scored eight total touchdowns (6 rush, 2 receiving) … Earned his undergraduate degree from Marshall in Dec. of 2025.

2025 (Marshall): Played in eight games making four starts … Rushed for 385 yards on seven carries (5.0 ypr) with six touchdowns … Caught 12 passes for 139 yards (17.4 ypc) with one score … Registered first career 100-yard rushing game at Louisiana tallying 138 yards on 19 carries with a long of 68 … Scored five touchdowns (4 rush, 1 receiving) … Had rushing scores against Middle Tennessee (1/ 11 yards), Louisianna 2 (9 and 68) and Georgia State (1/ 4 yards) … Caught one touchdown pass out of the backfield for 49 yards … Established career-bests in rushes (21/ Middle Tennessee), rush yards (138/ Louisiana), rush TDs (2/ Louisiana), longest rush (68/ Louisiana), receptions (5/ Louisiana), receptions yards (55/ Old Dominion), longest reception (49/ Old Dominion), receiving touchdowns (1/ Old Dominion).

2024 (UNLV): Played in three games for the Rebels … Rushed 19 times for 108 yards (5.7 ypr) … Carried the ball a season-best 10 times for 66 yards with a season long of 36 yards against Houston … Tallied 108 all-purpose yards … Registered 40 yards on eight carries against Utah Tech and three yards on a carry vs. Kansas.

2023 (NC State): Started three of 10 games played … Tallied 317 all-purpose yards (251 rush, 66 receiving) … Scored one touchdown (37 yards) against Marshall … Registered 11 explosive rushing plays of 10 or more yards … Ran for a season and game-high 70 yards on nine carries against the Thundering Herd … Had 47 yards against VMI and 36 yards the next game against Virginia … Caught 11 passes for 66 yards on the season … Hauled down a season-best three passes twice (UConn, VMI) with 27 yards against the Huskies.

2022 (NC State): As a true freshman, rushed for 208 yards on 53 carries (5.1 ypr) … Caught 11 passes for 97 yards with one score … In all, tallied 367 all-purpose yards … Played in seven games during initial year with the program … Led the team in rushing against Boston College with 77 yards on 14 carries … Early enrollee with the Pack in January of 2022 … Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll following fall semester.

High School: Attended J.H. Rose High School playing for ECU Alum Will Bland … In his three-year varsity career, had 307 carries for 2,314 yards - an average of 7.6 yards a carry … Scored 30 rushing touchdowns and posted 12 games over 100 yards … Caught 70 passes for 965 yards and 14 touchdowns … Scored 45 career TDs … As a senior, rushed 158 times for 1,173 yards and 18 touchdowns and six 100+ yard games … Caught 38 passes for 610 yards and eight more TDs … Posted 121 kickoff return yards … Team finished with an 11-5 record and an appearance in the NC 3A state championship game … During junior campaign he was to two games due to injury … Averaged 117.5 yards rushing per contest … Also caught eight passes for 71 yards … Team posted a 6-1 record and advanced to the NC 3A state playoffs … As a sophomore, he rushed for 906 on 128 carries yards and scored 11 TDs … Tallied 24 receptions for 284 yards and five more TDs … Added 237 yards on kickoff returns, with one for a TD … Ranked as the No. 15 all-purpose running back nationally and the No. 10 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals … Listed as the No. 20 running back nationally, the No. 6 player in the state of North Carolina, and a four-star recruit by 247Sports.

Personal: Played baseball at J.H. Rose, winning a state championship as a junior … Also was a sprinter on the track team, running the 55m (6.28) and the 100m (10.7). ... Held a 4.0 GPA.