LSU safety Jordan Allen (6) turns around after running through a drill at preseason practice on Monday, August 5, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Safety Jordan Allen will miss LSU’s game against Texas A&M because he’s battling a case of turf toe, coach Brian Kelly said Thursday. Allen missed LSU’s Sept.
14 win over South Carolina with a similar injury. “Those injuries," Kelly said, "we’re talking about something that just is time, especially at the safety position.” Allen, a redshirt sophomore from Lafayette, started LSU’s season-opening loss to Southern Cal, then saw his snaps decline as the year progressed.
He was on the field for only six plays of the No. 8 Tigers’ Oct. 12 win over Ole Miss, per Pro Football Focus, and he did not travel with the team to its road win over Arkansas the following week.
Be back soon 🫡 https://t.co/0IZ4pEykKE In 2022, Allen signed with LSU as a three-star recruit, according to 247Sports composite rankings. He was graded as one of the 40 best safety prospects in his class and ranked as one of the 20 best players in Louisiana.
Allen redshirted his freshman season, then saw limited action during his sophomore year. Before LSU bumped him down the depth chart this season, he recorded a pass breakup and 14 tackles, including the six he notched in the loss to USC. The Tigers decided to start redshirt junior Sage Ryan and Texas A&M transfer Jardin Gilbert at safety in t.
