Zachary Allen

Height:
6-2
Weight:
245
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Pahokee, FL
High School:
Pahokee

2013 (Redshirt Junior)
Sat out the season after being ruled ineligible to compete in games during the season.

2012 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 12 games with one start on the year ... Finished the season with 42 total tackles, including 24 solo stops ... Ranked fourth on the team with six special teams tackles ... Saw action on the kickoff, punt and punt return units ... Had 1.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble ... Made first career start in the season opener vs. Liberty (Sept. 1) and had five tackles, including four solo stops ... Recorded four tackles vs. North Carolina (Sept. 8) ... Had five tackles at Florida State (Sept. 15), four of which were solo stops ... Forced his first career fumble and made three tackles at Maryland (Oct. 6) ... Recorded a career-high seven tackles, including a tackle for loss, vs. Clemson (Oct. 25) ... Made five tackles with an assist on a tackle for loss at NC State (Nov. 10) ... Totaled three tackles at Notre Dame (Nov. 17) ... Had three tackles, all of which were solo stops, vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 24). 2011 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 12 games off the bench to earn his first varsity letter ... Finished the season with 24 tackles and an interception ... Ranked fifth on the team with six special teams tackles ... Missed the season opener at Syracuse (Sept. 1) after suffering facial injuries in an auto accident the week before the game ... Made first career tackle vs. NC State (Sept. 10) ... Made a season-high three solo tackles vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 17) ... Had a season-high four solo tackles at Boston College (Oct. 1) ... Snagged his first career interception vs. Florida State (Oct. 8) ... Made three tackles and was credited with his first tackle for loss and pass breakup vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 15) ... Made three tackles and assisted on his first career sack at UNC (Oct. 29) ... Had two solo tackles vs. Maryland (Nov. 19) ... Registered two solo tackles in the Music City Bowl vs. Mississippi State (Dec. 30). 2010 (True Freshman)
Redshirted the season. High School
Enrolled at Wake Forest in January 2010 and participated in spring practice ... Joined Wake Forest from Pahokee HS ... Recorded 53 tackles, six sacks and a pair of interceptions as a senior for the Blue Devils ... Named first team all-area by the Palm Beach Post ... Played for a Pahokee dynasty that won three straight state titles in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Caught six passes for 90 yards and one score as a senior ... Played for Coach Blaze Thompson ... Rated the No. 18 outside linebacker in the nation by Tom Lemming and No. 31 by Rivals.com ... Rated the 71st-best prospect in Florida by Rivals and 38th by SuperPrep ... Timed at 4.6 in the 40 ... Also the leading scorer on the Blue Devil basketball team at 19 points per game ... Earned three letters in football and four in basketball ... Voted Pahokee[apos]s top student-athlete as a senior ... Graduate of the same high school as former Deacons Alphonso Smith, D.J. Boldin and Antonio Wilson ... Chose Wake Forest over Miami, Tennessee, West Virginia, Purdue, Michigan, Louisville, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Vanderbilt ... Recruited by Ray McCartney. Personal
Majoring in sociology with a minor in American ethnic studies ... Son of Dameka Coleman ... Born Oct. 2, 1991.