Jonathan Allen

The Bengals signed Jonathan Allen to a two-year contract on Friday, March 13, 2026.

Highlights

• 2x Pro Bowl selection with Washington (2021 and 2022)
• 2x Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee with Washington (2020 and 2021)
• Career-high nine sacks in 2021, followed by 7.5 sacks in 2022
• Drafted 10th overall in 2017 by Washington out of University of Alabama
• Career stats: 126 games played (125 starts), 45.5 sacks, 469 total tackles, 67 tackles for loss, 129 QB hits, five passes defensed, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries

The Bengals signed Jonathan Allen to a two-year contract on Friday, March 13, 2026. Allen, originally the 10th overall pick in 2017 by Washington, is a two-time Pro Bowler and has 45.5 career sacks and 469 total tackles. One of the most dominant defensive tackles of the last decade, Allen has the eighth-most sacks of the 2020s (30).

Career Highlights

2025 (Minnesota): Played and started 17 games in 2025 with the Minnesota Vikings, totaling 3.5 sacks, 11 QB hits and 68 total tackles.

2024 (Washington): Started seven of the eight regular season games he played in 2024, logging 19 total tackles, including three for loss, 3.0 sacks and seven QB hits... Returned from injury for the team's postseason run where he started all three contests, accounting for six tackles, including one for loss, and two QB hits... Recorded his 42nd career sack in Week 18, passing Ken Harvey (41.5) for fifth all-time in sacks in franchise history...

2023 (Washington): Started all 16 games in which he appeared, registering 53 tackles, including 10 for loss, 5.5 sacks, 19 QB hits and one pass breakup.

2022 (Washington): Started all 16 games he played, tallying 65 tackles, including a career-high 16 for loss, 7.5 sacks, 17 QB hits, one interception, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles.

2021 (Washington): Started in all 17 of the team's games, recording 62 tackles, including 10 for loss, 9.0 sacks and 30 QB hits... Set career highs in sacks (9.0) and QB hits (30), and was the only defensive tackle in the NFL to have at least 9.0 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and 30 QB hits on the season.

2020 (Washington): Started each of the team's 16 games, totaling 63 tackles, including three for loss, 2.0 sacks, 14 QB hits and one fumble recovery...

2019 (Washington): Started all 15 games he appeared in, recording a career-high 68 tackles, including seven for loss, 6.0 sacks, 10 QB hits, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery.

2018 (Washington): Started each of the team's 16 games, registering 61 tackles, including 11 for loss, 8.0 sacks and 15 QB hits.

2017 (Washington): Started all five games he appeared in during his rookie season, recording 10 tackles, 1.0 sack and six QB hits before being sidelined for the remainder of the season due to injury...

College Highlights

In four seasons at Alabama from 2013-16, appeared in 50 career games, recording 154 tackles, including 45 for loss, 28.5 sacks, seven pass breakups and three forced fumbles... His Alabama career total in sacks rank third in program history, trailing only College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas (52 sacks; 1985-88) and Will Anderson Jr. (34.5; 2020-22), and his career total in tackles for loss is the fifth most all-time... Collected numerous honors with the Crimson Tide, including First-Team All-SEC honors three straight years... As a senior, Allen won SEC Defensive Player of the Year and was unanimous All-American, taking home the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (most outstanding defensive player), Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player) and the Lombardi Award (top defensive lineman)...

Last Updated: April 2026