Boogie Allen

Franchot "Boogie" Allen (born November 3, 1986 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is an American football defensive back for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Early life
Allen attended Trinity Christian in Jacksonville, where he played high school football. Allen was instrumental in his school's back-to-back state titles and state runner-up during his tenure playing.

After graduating, Allen prepped for a year at Milford Academy in New York, where he helped the Falcons to a 9-2 record before being signed by West Virginia University.

Collegiate career
As a freshman, Boogie Allen sat out most of the season behind junior corners Antonio Lewis, Vaughn Rivers, and Larry Williams. Allen only saw significant playing time in November, where he recorded his first career interception against Cincinnati, which he returned for 24 yards.

As a sophomore, Allen moved to the safety rotation in the pre-season. In the season opener against Western Michigan, Allen recorded two tackles. He saw small playing time against Marshall, ECU, and Syracuse, before recording his second career interception against Rutgers. The biggest moment of Allen's season, however, was his onside kick recovery in the 28-23 victory over Cincinnati, where he was hit immediately after recovering the kick but still managed to hold onto the ball.

Going into his junior season, Allen is considered the leading candidate for the starting safety position beside Quinton Andrews.

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