Derrik Allen

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1.5
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.
High School:
Lassiter

2023 - Graduate Student Season
Appeared in 12 games at defensive back and on special teams • Posted three tackles • Had tackles against South Carolina, Syracuse and Campbell.

Prior to North Carolina
A three-year veteran in the secondary at Georgia Tech with one year of eligibility remaining • Played in 31 games, starting three, for the Yellow Jackets • Posted 46 tackles, an INT and two PBU • Saw action in 12 games, starting two, as a redshirt junior in 2022 • Tallied 29 tackles, an INT and two PBU • Appeared in 10 games, starting one, as a redshirt sophomore in 2021 • Posted four tackles • Appeared in nine games during the 2020 season, making 13 tackles • Started career at Notre Dame in 2018, redshirted and had to sit out one year at Georgia Tech due to the previous transfer rules • Was one of the nation’s highest-rated safetys coming out of Lassiter • Coached by Jep Irwin.

Personal
Son of Chinita and Derrik Allen • Brother, Marcus, is a defensive back for UNC • Birthday is May 11.