Keenan Alexander Allen, born on the 27th of April 1992, is a professional American Football player, who became known as a wide receiver of the National Football League (NFL) team, the Los Angeles Chargers. He also made waves in 2017 when he was named the Comeback Player of the Year, after suffering injuries in 2016. His career began in 2013.
So how much is Allen’s net worth? As of early 2018, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $1.5 million, acquired from his years playing in the NFL as a professional footballer.
Keenan Allen Net Worth $1.5 Million
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Allen is the son of Donie Mayanrd-Lang and Keith Allen. He was always an active kid, playing multiple sports in high school, and during his time at Northern Guilford High School he was a Football player, and a track and field athlete as well, but it was the former that he excelled in the most. Allen was a 2009 high school All-American according to USA Today and Parade, and also played in the US Army All-American Bowl, and was considered by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a five-star recruit.
With his thriving Football career in high school, Allen attended University of California, Berkeley and continued playing the sport as the wide receiver for the California Golden Bears football team, from 2010 to 2012, when he decided to leave during his junior year to become a professional. He had a school record of 205 receptions from 2,570 yards, and scored 25 touchdowns before leaving for the NFL.
Allen was not able to join the 2012 season due to a posterior cruciate ligament injury, or PCL. Finally, he was able to join the following year and was drafted in the third round, 76th overall by the Los Angeles Chargers. His induction into the NFL catapulted his career and also started his net worth.
Although Allen was mostly on the reserve bench during the early games of the 2013 season, he was later on given more playing time, starting the game against the Philadelphia Eagles, immediately emerging as one of the top rookies of the season, during which he was voted four times as the NFL rookie of the week, subsequently also named NFL Rookie of the Year by Sporting News, and Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Pro Football Writers Association. He was also voted by the fans as the Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Year.
The following years became tough for Allen after he experienced a couple of injuries. In 2014, he was able to play for most of the season but had to miss the last two games after suffering a broken collarbone. In 2015, he was forced to leave the season in November when he suffered a kidney injury. The hardest challenge he faced came in 2016 when he had to forego playing for the whole season, after tests revealed that he had an ACL tear. Despite the challenges he faced he was able to renew his contract with the Chargers, that continued his pro Football career and also increased his wealth.
In September 2017, Allen was able to go back to playing Football and joined his team against Denver Broncos. He also made history after becoming the first NFL player to record three consecutive games of 10+ catches, 100+ receiving yards, and at least one touchdown, with a season’s total of 102 receptions – the most in Chargers’ history – from 1,393 yards and with six touchdowns. At the end of the season, Allen was named to his first Pro Bowl, and was rewarded with the title NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
After five years, Allen is still with the Chargers and is still playing professional Football with the NFL.
In terms of his personal life, Allen is engaged to his Ciandra Monique; together they have two children, Kamari and Kaliyah.
