A former Clemson tight end found the end zone in Week 1 of the NFL season.
Davis Allen, now in his third season with the Los Angeles Rams, caught what turned out to be the game-winning, 13-yard touchdown pass from Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on Sunday.
Allen’s touchdown with 12:28 left in the third quarter gave the Rams a 14-9 lead after the extra point, and that score would stand in their victory over the Houston Texans at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
It marked the third career NFL touchdown reception for Allen, who was drafted by the Rams in the fifth round (175th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
As a rookie in 2023, the 6-foot-6, 251-pounder scored his first NFL touchdown in the Rams’ Week 14 matchup at the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 10, 2023.
Then, last season, Allen recorded the first postseason touchdown of his NFL career when he caught a 13-yard touchdown pass right before halftime of the Rams’ NFC Wild Card Playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 13, 2025.
Allen played at Clemson from 2019-22, when he recorded 88 receptions, 951 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns over 54 games. He was a third-team All-ACC selection in 2022, when he posted career highs in receptions (39), receiving yards (443), touchdowns (five) and offensive snaps (701) while starting all 14 games.
Allen left Clemson as one of only six tight ends in school history to tally double-digit career touchdown receptions, as his 12 touchdown catches tied John McMakin (12 from 1969-71), Dwayne Allen (12 from 2009-11) and Brandon Ford (12 from 2009-12) for the second-most career touchdown receptions by a tight end in Clemson history.
He entered the 2025 season with 16 catches for 134 yards and a touchdown across 30 career NFL regular season games.
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