Brandon Allen, QB #17
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 209
Born: 9/5/1992
College: Arkansas
Experience: 8 seasons
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From the Web › The Mercury News
While the 49ers welcome Brock Purdy back to the starting lineup at snow-covered Highmark Stadium, his immediate backup will be Josh Dobbs rather than Brandon...
Posted Dec 1 '24 a 5:20 PM
49ers Webzone › Forums
Veteran QB Brandon Allen is signing with the #49ers, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. Allen helped mentor Joe Burrow in Cincinnati the past three years. Now
Updated Nov 26 '24 a 2:34 PM
From the Web › SI.com
Brandon Allen's first start with the 49ers didn't go so well. He made some nice throws, but he fumbled twice, threw an interception and the offense scored just 10...
Posted Nov 25 '24 a 5:00 PM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
Because Brandon Allen is who he is â" the backup quarterback â" no one noticed he had a broken finger on his non-throwing hand until he started Sunday's game...
Posted Nov 24 '24 a 6:40 PM
49ers Webzone › Articles
It wasn't widely known that Brandon Allen had been dealing with a broken finger until he took the field at Lambeau with a brace on the middle finger of his non-throwing...
Posted Nov 24 '24 a 5:46 PM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
The 49ers twice threatened to make it a one-score game in Green Bay. They turned it over on downs after reaching the Green Bay 39, and then, after reaching the Green Bay...
Posted Nov 24 '24 a 4:00 PM
From the Web › The Mercury News
The 49ers will play without left tackle Trent Williams in their starting lineup for the first time this season, putting Jaylon Moore in to protect Brandon Allen's...
Posted Nov 24 '24 a 12:40 PM
From the Web › SI.com
Kyle Shanahan had a tough choice to make when the 49ers ruled out Brock Purdy for this Sunday against the Packers. Shanahan could start quarterback Joshua Dobbs, who has...
Posted Nov 23 '24 a 7:40 AM
From the Web › SI.com
The 49ers' season is in Brandon Allen's hands. At 5-5, the 49ers need to beat the Packers in Green Bay on Sunday to stay in the playoff race. And the 49ers won't have...
Posted Nov 23 '24 a 7:20 AM
From the Web › NFL.com
Brocky Purdy’s shoulder soreness is serious enough to keep him out of a massive Week 12 showdown. Purdy has been ruled out for the San Francisco...
Posted Nov 22 '24 a 5:20 PM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
Brock Purdy will travel with the 49ers, but soreness in his right shoulder will keep him from playing in Sunday's game against the Packers. Instead, Brandon Allen will...
Posted Nov 22 '24 a 4:40 PM
From the Web › The Mercury News
Brandon Allen will start in place of an injured Brock Purdy when the 49ers (5-5) also have to play without Nick Bosa on Sunday at Green Bay (7-3).
Posted Nov 22 '24 a 4:20 PM
49ers Webzone › Articles
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and quarterback Brandon Allen spoke with reporters after Friday's practice as the team prepares for its Week 12 matchup...
Posted Nov 22 '24 a 3:07 PM
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Brock Purdy will travel with the San Francisco 49ers for their Week 12 game against the Green Bay Packers, but it will be Brandon Allen making his first start for the...
Posted Nov 22 '24 a 2:51 PM
From the Web › SI.com
On Thursday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan named Brandon Allen, not Joshua Dobbs, the team's second-string quarterback. Dobbs will be the third-string quarterback. By...
Posted Sep 5 '24 a 5:40 PM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
The 49ers still haven't decided who will be the primary backup to Brock Purdy in Week 1.Coach Kyle Shanahan said they still are deciding between Joshua Dobbs and Brandon...
Posted Aug 28 '24 a 6:00 PM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
The 49ers' preseason is over, but their backup quarterback competition has not been settled.Joshua Dobbs and Brandon Allen both played in Friday night's preseason finale...
Posted Aug 24 '24 a 3:00 AM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
One of the decisions the 49ers have to make before playing the Jets in the first week of the regular season is who will serve as the backup quarterback to Brock...
Posted Aug 19 '24 a 7:40 AM
From the Web › ESPN
The veteran quarterbacks are battling for the important spot of becoming Brock Purdy's backup. Who has the edge so far?
Posted Aug 13 '24 a 3:20 AM
From the Web › SI.com
After one preseason game, Brandon Allen seems to have a slight lead over Joshua Dobbs in the most boring backup quarterback competition of all time. Allen got to play...
Posted Aug 11 '24 a 8:00 AM
From the Web › SI.com
Brandon Allen was asked today how his game has improved since he signed with the 49ers last year. Here's what Allen said courtesy of the 49ers P.R. department.
Posted Jul 31 '24 a 6:20 PM
49ers Webzone › Articles
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen and quarterbacks Brandon Allen and Josh Dobbs spoke to reporters on Wednesday after the team's seventh training...
Posted Jul 31 '24 a 3:17 PM
From the Web › SI.com
Through three days of training camp, the 49ers' backup quarterback competition hasn't been particularly close. While Joshua Dobbs entered camp as the favorite to win the...
Posted Jul 27 '24 a 6:40 AM
From the Web › SI.com
The 49ers could have signed a quality backup quarterback this offseason, but instead they re-signed Brandon Allen. Lots of quality backups were available. They could...
Posted Mar 17 '24 a 6:20 PM
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On Monday, it was reported that the San Francisco 49ers were signing Brandon Allen to a one-year deal, keeping him in the quarterback room with starter Brock Purdy. The...
Posted Mar 13 '24 a 10:25 AM
From the Web › SI.com
Brock Purdy might have a new backup quarterback. The 49ers just re-signed Brandon Allen, according to The NFL Network. Allen was the 49ers' third-string quarterback last...
Posted Mar 11 '24 a 10:20 AM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
The 49ers are bringing back one of their quarterbacks. San Francisco has agreed to re-sign Brandon Allen, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. Allen, 31, joined the...
Posted Mar 11 '24 a 9:40 AM
49ers Webzone › Articles
NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport reports that the San Francisco 49ers are re-signing quarterback Brandon Allen. NBC Sports Bay Area reports that the two sides have agreed...
Posted Mar 11 '24 a 9:21 AM
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Updated Nov 17 '23 a 1:42 PM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
There have indeed been many "weird situations" with the 49ers' quarterback position in recent years, from decisions made and not made to injuries suffered to trades not...
Posted Aug 31 '23 a 3:40 AM
From the Web › Pro Football Talk
When the 49ers decided to put Sam Darnold ahead of Trey Lance on the 53-man roster, the deeper question was whether Lance had also fallen behind Brandon Allen. The fact...
Posted Aug 29 '23 a 2:20 PM
From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
And then there were three. Brandon Allen officially is the 49ers' No. 3 quarterback, and after Friday night's preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, he...
Posted Aug 26 '23 a 12:40 PM
From the Web › Press Democrat
The San Francisco 49ers wrapped up their 2023 preseason slate with a 23-12 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Here are five things that...
Posted Aug 25 '23 a 11:20 PM
From the Web › Niners Wire
The 49ers are aiming to trade Trey Lance because he's No. 4 on their quarterback depth chart.
Posted Aug 23 '23 a 5:20 PM
From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The number of reps presumed San Francisco 49ers No. 4 quarterback Brandon Allen has been receiving in practice seems to indicate the team might be considering a four-QB...
Posted Jul 31 '23 a 7:40 AM
49ers Webzone › Articles
The San Francisco 49ers signed quarterback Brandon Allen in May. The move was just the addition of another camp arm for those outside looking in. And it sounds like...
Posted Jun 6 '23 a 2:09 PM
From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The door appears to be open for former Cincinnati backup quarterback Brandon Allen to remain with the 49ers during the regular season.
Posted May 8 '23 a 5:40 PM
From the Web › NFL.com
NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero: San Francisco 49ers add veteran quarterback Brandon Allen to strengthen QB room.
Posted May 3 '23 a 12:10 PM
From the Web › San Francisco Chronicle
The 49ers will sign well-traveled Brandon Allen, 30, a league source said Wednesday. Allen, a 2016 sixth-round pick from Arkansas on his fifth NFL team, will become the...
Posted May 3 '23 a 11:00 AM
From the Web › NBCS Bay Area
The 49ers agreed to terms with a fourth quarterback, Brandon Allen, to join Brock Purdy, Trey Lance and Sam Darnold on the team's offseason roster.
Posted May 3 '23 a 8:20 AM