A former Clemson tight end found the end zone again in Week 10 of the NFL season – and he was the recipient of a historic touchdown pass.
Davis Allen, now in his third season with the Los Angeles Rams, caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford early in the second quarter of the Rams’ eventual 42-26 victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Allen helped make some history with his touchdown grab, as it marked Stafford’s 400th career touchdown pass, and he became just the ninth player all-time with at least 400 TD passes.
Allen met with the media after the game and was informed by a reporter that he caught the 400th TD pass of Stafford’s career.
“I had no idea. That’s pretty cool, though. That’s pretty cool,” Allen said with a big smile.
It marked the third touchdown reception of this season for Allen, who was drafted by the Rams in the fifth round (175th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. He had only one touchdown catch over the first two regular seasons of his NFL career.
In nine games this season, Allen has 13 receptions for 104 yards and the three scores. In 39 career NFL regular season games over three seasons, Allen has 29 catches for 238 yards and four scores.
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.
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