Published Jun 22, 2002
Duck of the Day - Keith Allen
Ryan E. McGee
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BIO:
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  • Position: Wide Receiver.
  • Class: RS Sophomore.
  • Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 lbs.
  • Major: Pre-Business.
  • Hometown: Torrance, CA.
  • Born Keith Tyrone Allen on Aug. 4, 1982 in Gardenia, Calif.
  • HIGH SCHOOL:
    • High School: West Torrance.
    • School's career receiving leader.
    • Two-time first-team all-CIF Division
    • X honoree.
    • Chosen first-team all-South Bay (L.A.
    • Times) and all-area (Daily Breeze) on two occasions.
    • Earned first-team South Section honors his senior year.
    • Named to the Tacoma News Tribune's Western 100.
    • Earned 5 votes on the Long Beach
    • Press Telegram's Best in the West list.
    • Ranked among top wide receivers on
    • the West Coast by SuperPrep his senior season.
    • As a senior, accumulated 51
    • receptions for 943 yards and 9 TDs despite missing three games.
    • During his senior year also recorded 81
    • tackles and 19 assists while intercepting 5 passes and recovering 2 fumbles.
    • As a junior, accumulated 50 catches
    • for 1,230 yards and 12 touchdowns, along with 93 tackles and 6
      interceptions.
      COLLEGE:
      • Caught 4 passes for 30 yards in the 2002 Oregon Spring
      • Game, including a 14 yard touchdown pass from Kellen Clemens.
      • 2001:
        • As a backup in 2001, caught 7 passes for 161 yards (23
        • avg.).
        • Saw action in all 12 games as one of the first
        • receivers off the bench.
        • Longest catch came on his first career reception, a
        • 42-yarder versus Utah.
        • Stepped up with career-best four catches for 92 yards,
        • all for first downs, at Utah State when both starters missed the second
          half.
        • Overall, 6 of his 7 receptions on the year went for
        • first downs.
        • 2000:
          • Earned team honors as one of the offensive scout team's
          • players-of-the-week prior to the UCLA and Oregon State games.
          • Caught 2 passes for 111 yards and 1 TD in the final
          • spring scrimmage.
            OUTLOOK:
            • Currently listed as the backup to Keenan Howry in the
            • Oregon Football Post-Spring Prospectus, Keith is known as a big play
              receiver that brings good size and tremendous strength to the position.
              Keith benefited from the extra reps that were available to him this spring
              due to Keenan Howry and Jason Willis being sidelined with injuries. Expect
              Keith to be a big part of Oregon's future offense while providing depth and
              big play potential this upcoming season.
              Information used in this article obtained from GoDucks.com
              and the 2002 Oregon Football Post-Spring Prospectus.
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