Utah CB Brian Allen worked out for Cowboys, Lions, Saints, Titans, Texans

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Utah cornerback Brian Allen worked out privately for the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans, according to a source not authorized to speak publicly.

The La Marque native also participate in the Texans' local prospect day.

Allen is a 6-3, 215-pound converted wide receiver who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.48 seconds at the NFL scouting combine.

Allen led Utah with four interceptions last season to rank second in the Pac-12 Conference.

His 38-inch vertical leap at his Pro Day would have ranked fifth among all corners at the combine and his 10-7 broad jump would have ranked seventh after he didn't jump at the combine.

"I like Allen a lot," an AFC scouting director said. "He's a big, strong, fast kid. He needs to keep staying low and work on his tackling, but he's got a natural backpedal. I want to see what he's going to be like in a few years. I could see him playing safety if it doesn't work out at corner. Right now, we're evaluating him strictly at corner."

Allen compares favorably to Washington cornerback Kevin King in terms of measurable and statistics.

King is 6-3, 200 with 32 and 5/8 arms and 9 1/2 hands, two interceptions, 11 pass breakups, 44 tackles, 3 1/2 for losses. King ran the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds with a 6.56 three-cone drill, a 3.89 20-yard shuttle and a 39 1/2 inch vertical leap. King is a projected first-round draft pick, though.

Allen is a converted former receiver like Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. Sherman was 6-2, 195 coming out of Stanford with 32-inch arms, a 4.56 40-yard dash, a 6.82 three-cone drill, a 4.33 20-yard shuttle, a 38-inch vertical leap, a 10-4 broad jump and intercepted four passes as a senior.

Allen recorded five pass breakups and nine passes defended last season. He ranked second in the Pac-12 in interceptions and had 32 tackles, 4 1/2 for losses and one sack. He had one interception and three pass breakups in 13 games in 2015 in his first season at Utah. Allen has started a dozen career games.