Allen Hurns
Vorlage:Infobox NFL player Allen Bernard Hurns (born November 12, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami and was signed by the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
Early years
Hurns attended Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami, Florida. He played football as a wide receiver and ran track. He finished his junior year with 23 receptions for 450 yards and seven touchdowns. As a senior, he had six catches for 110 yards before suffering a season-ending injury.[1]
In track, he ran a career-best time of 11.69 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2006 Boward County Championships, where he placed 4th.[2] He placed 3rd in the 400 meters at the 2008 Hallandale Invitational, setting a personal-best time of 50.30 seconds.[3] At the 2008 FHSAA 4A Region 4 Meet, he recorded a career-best time of 22.11 seconds in the 200 meters, placing 7th in the prelims.[4]
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked as one of top 100 receivers in the nation by Scout.com.
College career
Hurns played college football at the University of Miami from 2010 to 2013. During his career he started 26 of 45 games and had 121 receptions for 1,891 yards and 14 touchdowns. As a senior he won the Jack Harding Award as the Hurricanes Most Valuable Player after setting the Hurricanes single-season receiving yards record with 1,162.[5][6]
Professional career
2014 NFL Combine
Jacksonville Jaguars
Hurns was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. In his NFL debut on September 7, 2014, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Hurns caught 4 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns. His first two receptions in the first quarter went for touchdowns, making Hurns only the second NFL receiver ever to record touchdowns on his first two catches. And the first rookie to ever score 2 receiving touchdowns in the first quarter of his first game. [7][8][9]
References
External links
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- ↑ http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205558271
- ↑ http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/16715/results/33040
- ↑ http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/34960/results/63055
- ↑ http://fl.milesplit.com/meets/31004/results/65940
- ↑ Hurns named team MVP at Hurricanes award banquet
- ↑ Jaguars Insider: Healthy WR Allen Hurns ready to make impression in Jacksonville
- ↑ Neil Greenberg: Jaguars’ Allen Hurns had a big game in Week 1, but don’t buy into the hype. In: washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post, abgerufen am 8. September 2014.
- ↑ Jaguars WR Allen Hurns keeps moving up depth chart; has seven catches, TD vs. Lions
- ↑ Former UM wideout Allen Hurns making most of shot with Jaguars