Coach Kyle Shanahan said Thursday that Allen will be San Francisco's backup quarterback behind Brock Purdy for Monday night's Week 1 game against the Jets, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Allen won the gig over fellow veteran Joshua Dobbs. Allen completed 19 of 30 passes for 194 scoreless yards and no interceptions during limited preseason work. The 32-year-old has made nine NFL starts since entering the league as a 2016 sixth-round pick.
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ACTIVELatest Brandon Allen news
Team
San Francisco 49ers
Birthdate
9/5/1992 (32)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'2", 209 lbs
Draft Info
2016: Rd 6; Pk (JAC)
Birthplace
Fayetteville, AR, USA
Position
QB
College
Arkansas
Experience
8 seasons
Career History
San Francisco 49ers
2023-Present
(2 seasons)
Cincinnati Bengals
2020-2023
(3 seasons)
Los Angeles Rams
2017-2020
(3 seasons)
Denver Broncos
2019-2019
(1 season)
Jacksonville Jaguars
2016-2018
(2 seasons)
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ATT 0.3CMP 0.0PASS YDS 9.7TD 0.0LNG 5.1CMP% 0.0SACK 0.2SYL 0.5INT 0.0RUSH YDS 0.1CBSS fantasy points 0.4ESPN fantasy points 0.4Yahoo fantasy points 0.4
Pregame Probabilities
Expected to pass >300 YDS1% -
Full season projectionsATT 35.4CMP 24.0PASS YDS 138.0TD 1.0LNG 25.0CMP% 67.9SACK 2.7SYL 18.5INT 0.5
Coach Kyle Shanahan said Thursday that Allen will be San Francisco's backup quarterback behind Brock Purdy for Monday night's Week 1 game against the Jets, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Allen won the gig over fellow veteran Joshua Dobbs. Allen completed 19 of 30 passes for 194 scoreless yards and no interceptions during limited preseason work. The 32-year-old has made nine NFL starts since entering the league as a 2016 sixth-round pick.
Allen completed seven of 13 pass attempts for 98 yards while getting the nod under center in Saturday's preseason tilt against Tennessee. San Francisco rested most of its starting offense Saturday, allowing Allen to start the first half and journeyman backup Joshua Dobbs to handle the remaining snaps. The latter (14 of 20 for 146 yards) looked better in the competition to be Brock Purdy's backup, but Allen had to face the opponent's starting defense and was also saddled with two incompletions due to drops. Neither signal-caller will be on fantasy radars come Week 1, as Purdy will be running the well-oiled machine that is the 49ers' offense when the regular season kicks off.
The 49ers are set to re-sign Allen as a backup quarterback, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Allen did not appear in a game for the 49ers last season, as he operated only as the team's emergency third quarterback, but he could step up to a more important role behind Brock Purdy for the 2024 campaign if Sam Darnold isn't re-signed. Now heading into his age-32 season, Allen is also capable of contributing in a mentorship role.
Allen will be able to enter the game if both Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold are forced out with injuries. The quarterback has not appeared in a game yet this season.