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Braelon Allen

Braelon Allen is a running back for the New York Jets. Depth chart: RB2.

Scouting report

Braelon Allen: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Braelon Allen at a glance

Braelon Allen is a 22-year-old running back for the New York Jets, listed at 6'1" and 235 pounds. The New York Jets drafted Allen 134th overall in the fourth round in 2024, out of Wisconsin; this is year three in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Allen at 102.9 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB46 at the position and works out to 8.3 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Allen has scored 12.5 PPR points, or 6.3 per game. That is 12.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Allen would finish with about 106 points, in line with the 102.9 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 8.5 points in Week 2 against GB, the RB31 finish that week. Allen has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Allen ranks in the 71st percentile in rush TDs, the 41st percentile in rush yards over expected per attempt and the 29th percentile in receiving yards. The softest mark is the 19th percentile in yards per carry.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Allen has finished as RB51 in 2024 and RB97 in 2025. The high-water mark is 85.2 PPR points in 2024. Across 23 regular-season games on record, the totals read 457 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 22 receptions and 173 receiving yards.

Braelon Allen by the numbers

Allen has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 19.6 PPR points, set in Week 2 of 2024 against TEN.

Contract

Allen is playing on a four-year, $4.5 million contract signed with the New York Jets in 2024, an average of $1.1 million per year with $528,708 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.

Dynasty market

In dynasty formats Allen carries a GV stock price of 2,062, which ranks 352nd overall and RB64 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Allen 422nd overall. Value has moved up 1.4 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Will Shipley, Jonah Coleman and Sione Vaki. See where Allen sits on the trade value chart.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
102.9
PPR / game
8.3

Braelon Allen fantasy outlook

Braelon Allen enters the 2026 season with NYJ and ranks RB51 and #192 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 102.9 PPR points across 12.4 games, or 8.3 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Braelon Allen as RB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Braelon Allen produced 15.3 PPR points in 4 games (3.8 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 29%, with a 1% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 2 projection

Braelon Allen is projected for 4.1 PPR points at home against GB in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 12.8.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 1.4 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
11.7
Dynasty
20.0
Superflex redraft
17.2
Superflex dynasty
26.1
TE premium dynasty
12.0

Compare Braelon Allen on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026NYJ215471218012.5
2025NYJ4187613217015.3
2024NYJ179233422719148185.2

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Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.