Keenan Allen
31-Year-Old
Questionable
Injury Heel
Est. Return 4/1/2024
2023 Receiving Stats
REC
108
YDS
1243
TD
7
AVG
11.5
TAR
150
2024 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
A five-year stretch of hyper-reliability ended last year, with a hamstring injury robbing Allen of seven games in his age-30 campaign. Apart from that he was the same as ever, averaging 6.6 catches for 75.2 yards per game with four TDs in 10 games. It was his sixth consecutive year topping six receptions and 70 yards per appearance, and while he's still never gone higher than eight TDs in a season, Allen profiles as a solid WR2 for fantasy until we see tangible signs of decline. He has a good setup in a pass-heavy offense, with fellow wideout Mike Williams demanding defensive attention but never quite progressing to the WR1 ranks in terms of volume. Rookie first-round pick Quentin Johnston is a potential complication, though he also figures to mostly run deeper routes and should take a lot of the 107 targets that went to Joshua Palmer last year. The biggest competitor for short-area targets is RB Austin Ekeler, who received $1.75 million in incentives to his contract to stay in Los Angeles. The Chargers likely will continue providing Justin Herbert with a high volume of passes, and they may play at a faster pace after bringing in former Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to handle the same job in L.A. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Dealt to Bears
Allen (heel) was traded from the Chargers to the Bears in exchange for a fourth-round pick Thursday, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Allen has been a key figure in the Chargers offense for the last 11 seasons, but salary cap problems and a new coaching staff and front office have caused the team to move on. Despite entering his age-32 season, Allen has shown few signs of decline, as he racked up 150 targets across only 13 games in 2023. He turned that into 1,243 yards and seven touchdowns while also tallying a career-best 19 receptions of at least 20 yards. Allen will face some questions on his new team, however, as DJ Moore is the established top pass catcher in the offense, meaning Allen could lose out on some of his prolific target volume. While the Bears are expected to draft Caleb Williams with the top overall pick, it's also still unclear who will be under center in Week 1.
Allen has been a key figure in the Chargers offense for the last 11 seasons, but salary cap problems and a new coaching staff and front office have caused the team to move on. Despite entering his age-32 season, Allen has shown few signs of decline, as he racked up 150 targets across only 13 games in 2023. He turned that into 1,243 yards and seven touchdowns while also tallying a career-best 19 receptions of at least 20 yards. Allen will face some questions on his new team, however, as DJ Moore is the established top pass catcher in the offense, meaning Allen could lose out on some of his prolific target volume. While the Bears are expected to draft Caleb Williams with the top overall pick, it's also still unclear who will be under center in Week 1.
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Air Yards Per Game
112.5Air Yards Per Snap
1.96% Team Air Yards
31.3%% Team Targets
24.7%Avg Depth of Target
9.6 YdsCatch Rate
72.0%Drop Rate
4.0%Avg Yds After Catch
3.9% Targeted On Route
27.2%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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2023 Keenan Allen Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 2"Weight
211 lbsHand Length
10.00 inArm Length
32.75 in
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Keenan Allen See More
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Tyler Lockett is one of the many big-name WRs with no guaranteed money remaining on a sizable contract, potentially setting up a trade or release in the next few weeks.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Allen is the picture of consistency, with 2021 marking five consecutive seasons catching at least
97 passes for 992 yards and six touchdowns. Of course, he hasn't gone far beyond those
numbers, apart from 2017 when had 1,393 yards at a clip of 13.7 per catch. He's otherwise
lingered around 10-12 yards per reception, relying on high catch rates (67.5 percent or higher
four consecutive seasons) to make up for the lack of deep targets. In fact, Allen has been more
focused on short and intermediate routes since Justin Herbert took over at quarterback in Los
Angeles, even as the young QB has excelled throwing downfield (Allen's aDOT was shallower
the last two years than in each of the previous three seasons pre-Herbert — 7.2 yards in 2020
before rebounding some to 8.4 yards last year). That's not necessarily a criticism, given that
Allen ran a 4.58 40 coming out of Cal ... nine years ago. The Chargers have him do what he
does best, running crisp routes within 20 yards of the line of scrimmage while Mike Williams,
Joshua Palmer and Jalen Guyton work downfield. Williams seemed to challenge Allen for No. 1
status early last season, but the 6-4 wideout faded while his teammate finished strong, and
Allen ultimately drew 28 more targets on the year. Maybe this is the year where Williams finally
overtakes Allen, for real, but even that scenario wouldn't necessarily be a disaster for Allen if
Herbert continues to improve.
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Fourth consecutive absence Week 18
Allen (heel) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Chiefs.
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Still not practicing
Allen (heel) didn't practice Thursday.
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Doesn't practice Wednesday
Allen (heel) didn't practice Wednesday.
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Won't play Sunday
Allen (heel) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Broncos.
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Sits out another practice
Allen (heel) didn't take part in Friday's practice, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.
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