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Eric Allen

Eric Andre Allen (born November 22, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Allen retired after the 2001 season and is currently an NFL analyst for Pac-12 Networks. In his NFL career, he recorded 54 interceptions for 826 yards and eight touchdowns, while also recovering seven fumbles. His 54 interceptions is tied for 21st in NFL history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025. In 2019, he served as the defensive backs coach for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).

Infobox

Position
Cornerback
Born
(1965-11-22) November 22, 1965 (age 60)San Diego, California, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
190 lb (86 kg)
High school
Point Loma (San Diego)
College
Arizona State (1984–1987)
NFL draft
1988: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Total tackles
787
Interceptions
54
Interception yards
826
Pass deflections
40
Forced fumbles
5
Fumble recoveries
7
Sacks
3
Defensive touchdowns
9

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 5 ft 9+3⁄4 in(1.77 m)
Weight
181 lb(82 kg)
Hand span
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
40-yard dash
4.46 s
10-yard split
1.58 s
20-yard split
2.62 s
20-yard shuttle
4.19 s
Vertical jump
30.5 in(0.77 m)
Broad jump
9 ft 4 in(2.84 m)
Bench press
14 reps
Height
Weight
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 5 ft 9+3⁄4 in(1.77 m)
181 lb(82 kg)
9+1⁄2 in(0.24 m)
4.46 s
1.58 s
2.62 s
4.19 s
30.5 in(0.77 m)
9 ft 4 in(2.84 m)
14 reps
· NFL career statistics
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· NFL career statistics
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
1988
1988
Year
1988
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
65
Tackles
—
Tackles
—
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
76
Interceptions
15.2
Interceptions
21
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
—
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1989
1989
Year
1989
Team
PHI
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
48
Tackles
—
Tackles
—
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
8
Interceptions
38
Interceptions
4.8
Interceptions
18
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
—
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1990
1990
Year
1990
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
15
Tackles
63
Tackles
—
Tackles
—
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
37
Interceptions
12.3
Interceptions
35
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
—
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1991
1991
Year
1991
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
39
Tackles
—
Tackles
—
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
20
Interceptions
4.0
Interceptions
8
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
—
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
1992
1992
Year
1992
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
72
Tackles
—
Tackles
—
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
49
Interceptions
12.2
Interceptions
36
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
—
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
2
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
64
Tackles
52
Tackles
6
Tackles
2.0
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
201
Interceptions
33.5
Interceptions
94
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
17
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
1994
1994
Year
1994
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
57
Tackles
46
Tackles
11
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
61
Interceptions
20.3
Interceptions
33
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
14
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
1995
1995
Year
1995
Team
NO
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
59
Tackles
44
Tackles
14
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
14.0
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
6
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
NO
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
51
Tackles
48
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
33
Interceptions
33.0
Interceptions
33
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
19
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
NO
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
50
Tackles
45
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
27
Interceptions
13.5
Interceptions
27
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
8
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
OAK
Games
10
Games
10
Tackles
35
Tackles
33
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
59
Interceptions
11.8
Interceptions
22
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
17
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
OAK
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
61
Tackles
52
Tackles
9
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
33
Interceptions
11.0
Interceptions
31
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
16
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
OAK
Games
16
Games
15
Tackles
68
Tackles
62
Tackles
6
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
145
Interceptions
24.2
Interceptions
50
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
14
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
OAK
Games
15
Games
14
Tackles
55
Tackles
49
Tackles
6
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
19
Interceptions
19.0
Interceptions
19
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
9
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
216
Games
213
Games
787
Tackles
431
Tackles
62
Tackles
3.0
Tackles
54
Interceptions
826
Interceptions
16.3
Interceptions
94
Interceptions
8
Interceptions
120
Interceptions
5
Fumbles
6
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
FF
FR
1988
PHI
16
16
65
—
—
0.0
5
76
15.2
21
0
—
0
0
1989
PHI
15
15
48
—
—
0.0
8
38
4.8
18
0
—
0
0
1990
PHI
16
15
63
—
—
0.0
3
37
12.3
35
1
—
0
0
1991
PHI
16
16
39
—
—
0.0
5
20
4.0
8
0
—
0
1
1992
PHI
16
16
72
—
—
0.0
4
49
12.2
36
0
—
0
2
1993
PHI
16
16
64
52
6
2.0
6
201
33.5
94
4
17
3
0
1994
PHI
16
16
57
46
11
0.0
3
61
20.3
33
0
14
0
1
1995
NO
16
16
59
44
14
0.0
2
28
14.0
28
0
6
0
0
1996
NO
16
16
51
48
3
0.0
1
33
33.0
33
0
19
0
0
1997
NO
16
16
50
45
5
0.0
2
27
13.5
27
0
8
0
0
1998
OAK
10
10
35
33
2
0.0
5
59
11.8
22
0
17
0
0
1999
OAK
16
16
61
52
9
0.0
3
33
11.0
31
0
16
0
1
2000
OAK
16
15
68
62
6
1.0
6
145
24.2
50
3
14
0
0
2001
OAK
15
14
55
49
6
0.0
1
19
19.0
19
0
9
2
1
Career
216
213
787
431
62
3.0
54
826
16.3
94
8
120
5
6

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