Allen lives in opposing backfields even though he rarely sees one-on-one matchups. When he does, offensive linemen have little chance of stopping him.

With South Carolina turning to the pass to try to overcome a big lead Kentucky built in the first half, Allen feasted. He had eight tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry.

As UK held No. 14 Mississippi State to 201 total yards, Allen made the pocket uncomfortable from start to finish for quarterback Nick Fitzgerald. He only had one sack, but he forced another holding penalty and the Bulldog offensive line committed six total false starts, knowing how little time they had before Allen was rushing past.

At No. 25 Florida, Allen made the game-ending play. The Gators were trying for a last-minute score, but Allen got to the quarterback and forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown as time expired.

Amazingly, the Florida game isn't the only one that has ended with a strip sack by Allen. Against Vanderbilt, Allen again made the game-clinching play by taking down Kyle Shurmur and forcing a fumble UK recovered to preserve a 14-7 victory. That put the finishing touches on an eight-tackle, two-sack performance.

Allen's had another two-sack game as UK handcuffed Missouri and star quarterback Drew Lock. With the Wildcat offense struggling, Allen and the UK defense forced Mizzou into eight three-and-outs in eight second-half drives. That opened the door for a walk-off touchdown and an improbable 15-14 victory.

On his Senior Day, Allen had two key fourth-quarter sacks to preserve a 34-23 win over Middle Tennessee. The first gave him the school record for career sacks, the second the school record for sacks in a season.

In his final college game, Allen authored a storybook ending to his Kentucky career. He sacked Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley three times and added a blocked field goal as the Wildcats capped off the third 10-win season in school history with a 27-24 VRBO Citrus Bowl victory.

For the season, 13 of Allen's 17 sacks have come after halftime and nine in the fourth quarter alone. Kentucky has not allowed a single point on any drive on which Allen has had a sack.