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Jersey Number 41
Sean Allison
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 235
- Hometown:
- Hinsdale, Ill.
- High School:
- Hinsdale Central
- Major:
- Labor and Employment Relations
2026 Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll
2025 Buck Buchanan Award Finalist
2025 Third Team All-America (Stats Perform, FCS Football Central)
2025 Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2025 First Team All-Pioneer Football League (Coaches, Phil Steele)
Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 16, 2025)
2025 Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll
2024 First Team All-Pioneer Football League (Phil Steele)
2024 Second Team All-Pioneer Football League (Coaches)
2023 Honorable Mention All-Pioneer Football League
Career: Enters 2026 having played in 37 games with 24 starts at linebacker for Drake the past three seasons (2023-25) ... has totaled 289 tackles with 14.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks ... contributed six pass breakups, three interceptions and a forced fumble ... named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the best FCS defensive player in the country, and All-America by multiple outlets in 2025 ... also selected as the Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year ... voted first team, second team and honorable mention all-conference ... helped the Bulldogs to a conference championship and appearance in the FCS Playoffs each of the past three seasons ... owns 31 games with at least five tackles and has 12 games collecting double-digit stops with a high of 16 ... ranked inside the top 20 at the FCS level in tackles per game and over 100 stops overall each of the last two seasons ... twice a member of the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll.
2025 (Senior at Drake): Started all 12 games at linebacker ... named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the best FCS defensive player in the country ... selected Third Team All-America by Stats Perform and FCS Football Central ... voted Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Pioneer League ... given the team's Johnny Bright Most Valuable Player Award ... served as a team captain ... a member of the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll for the second time ... totaled 126 tackles with eight for loss and two sacks ... led the conference and sixth at the FCS level with 10.5 stops per game ... ranked seventh in the country in total tackles ... also first in the league and 11th nationally with 5.2 solo tackles per game ... racked up at least six tackles in each game with eight outings of 10 or more and a high of 16 ... added two interceptions and three pass breakups ... led a Drake defense that held PFL opponents to 11.0 points per game and 287.6 yards per game, ranking first and second in the league ... notched six tackles in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at South Dakota (11/29) ... in on 10 stops against Morehead State (11/22) ... named Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week (11/16) after intercepting two passes and collecting 12 tackles with a pass breakup in holding Dayton (11/15) to six points ... recorded a season-high 16 tackles with two for loss and a sack versus St. Thomas (11/8) ... picked up 12 stops at Butler (11/1) ... registered three tackles-for-loss on 14 stops with a sack at Marist (10/25) ... added 12 tackles at San Diego (10/11) and 11 against Valparaiso (10/4) ... in on 12 stops with 1.5 for loss at South Dakota State (9/13) ... broke up two passes with a tackle in the backfield versus Upper Iowa (8/28) ... named to the Buck Buchanan Award preseason watch list ... selected to the Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team.
2024 (Junior at Drake): Started all 11 games at linebacker ... voted All-Pioneer Football League by Phil Steele (first team) and the coaches (second team) ... a member of the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll ... totaled 105 tackles with 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks ... ranked second in the league and 18th at the FCS level with 9.5 stops per game ... had four games with double-digit stops and a high of 15 ... added an interception and pass breakup ... posted 12 tackles with two for loss in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at Tarleton State (11/30) ... collected a sack on nine stops versus Morehead State (11/16) ... contributed nine tackles at St. Thomas (11/9) and against Marist (11/2) ... in on 14 stops with one in the backfield at Presbyterian (10/19) ... added 12 tackles versus Butler (10/12) ... assisted on a sack at Valparaiso (10/5) ... recorded an interception versus San Diego (9/28) ... racked up a season-high 15 tackles with 1.5 for loss and a sack at Eastern Washington (9/7).
2023 (Sophomore at Drake): Played in all 12 games with one start at linebacker ... named honorable mention All-Pioneer Football League ... totaled 58 tackles with one for loss ... had at least five stops in eight games ... added two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... in on three stops in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at North Dakota State (11/25) ... broke up a pass and recorded six tackles at Butler (11/18) ... contributed five stops in first start at Marist (11/4) ... forced a fumble against Stetson (10/28) ... picked up five tackles at San Diego (10/21) ... registered a tackle-for-loss versus St. Thomas (10/14) ... in on six stops at Morehead State (9/30) and versus South Dakota State (9/16) ... broke up a pass against Northwestern (Iowa) (9/9) ... posted seven tackles in collegiate debut at North Dakota (9/2).
2022 (Freshman at Drake): Played in two games ... saw action on kickoff coverage against Butler (11/12) ... made collegiate debut versus San Diego (10/8).
Prior to College: Played scholastically at Hinsdale Central ... twice named First Team 8A All-State, WSC MVP and all-conference ... served as a team captain and named team MVP ... also competed in wrestling as a freshman and sophomore.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations
2025 Buck Buchanan Award Finalist
2025 Third Team All-America (Stats Perform, FCS Football Central)
2025 Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches, Phil Steele)
2025 First Team All-Pioneer Football League (Coaches, Phil Steele)
Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 16, 2025)
2025 Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll
2024 First Team All-Pioneer Football League (Phil Steele)
2024 Second Team All-Pioneer Football League (Coaches)
2023 Honorable Mention All-Pioneer Football League
Career: Enters 2026 having played in 37 games with 24 starts at linebacker for Drake the past three seasons (2023-25) ... has totaled 289 tackles with 14.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks ... contributed six pass breakups, three interceptions and a forced fumble ... named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the best FCS defensive player in the country, and All-America by multiple outlets in 2025 ... also selected as the Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year ... voted first team, second team and honorable mention all-conference ... helped the Bulldogs to a conference championship and appearance in the FCS Playoffs each of the past three seasons ... owns 31 games with at least five tackles and has 12 games collecting double-digit stops with a high of 16 ... ranked inside the top 20 at the FCS level in tackles per game and over 100 stops overall each of the last two seasons ... twice a member of the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll.
2025 (Senior at Drake): Started all 12 games at linebacker ... named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the best FCS defensive player in the country ... selected Third Team All-America by Stats Perform and FCS Football Central ... voted Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Pioneer League ... given the team's Johnny Bright Most Valuable Player Award ... served as a team captain ... a member of the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll for the second time ... totaled 126 tackles with eight for loss and two sacks ... led the conference and sixth at the FCS level with 10.5 stops per game ... ranked seventh in the country in total tackles ... also first in the league and 11th nationally with 5.2 solo tackles per game ... racked up at least six tackles in each game with eight outings of 10 or more and a high of 16 ... added two interceptions and three pass breakups ... led a Drake defense that held PFL opponents to 11.0 points per game and 287.6 yards per game, ranking first and second in the league ... notched six tackles in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at South Dakota (11/29) ... in on 10 stops against Morehead State (11/22) ... named Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week (11/16) after intercepting two passes and collecting 12 tackles with a pass breakup in holding Dayton (11/15) to six points ... recorded a season-high 16 tackles with two for loss and a sack versus St. Thomas (11/8) ... picked up 12 stops at Butler (11/1) ... registered three tackles-for-loss on 14 stops with a sack at Marist (10/25) ... added 12 tackles at San Diego (10/11) and 11 against Valparaiso (10/4) ... in on 12 stops with 1.5 for loss at South Dakota State (9/13) ... broke up two passes with a tackle in the backfield versus Upper Iowa (8/28) ... named to the Buck Buchanan Award preseason watch list ... selected to the Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team.
2024 (Junior at Drake): Started all 11 games at linebacker ... voted All-Pioneer Football League by Phil Steele (first team) and the coaches (second team) ... a member of the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll ... totaled 105 tackles with 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks ... ranked second in the league and 18th at the FCS level with 9.5 stops per game ... had four games with double-digit stops and a high of 15 ... added an interception and pass breakup ... posted 12 tackles with two for loss in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at Tarleton State (11/30) ... collected a sack on nine stops versus Morehead State (11/16) ... contributed nine tackles at St. Thomas (11/9) and against Marist (11/2) ... in on 14 stops with one in the backfield at Presbyterian (10/19) ... added 12 tackles versus Butler (10/12) ... assisted on a sack at Valparaiso (10/5) ... recorded an interception versus San Diego (9/28) ... racked up a season-high 15 tackles with 1.5 for loss and a sack at Eastern Washington (9/7).
2023 (Sophomore at Drake): Played in all 12 games with one start at linebacker ... named honorable mention All-Pioneer Football League ... totaled 58 tackles with one for loss ... had at least five stops in eight games ... added two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... in on three stops in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at North Dakota State (11/25) ... broke up a pass and recorded six tackles at Butler (11/18) ... contributed five stops in first start at Marist (11/4) ... forced a fumble against Stetson (10/28) ... picked up five tackles at San Diego (10/21) ... registered a tackle-for-loss versus St. Thomas (10/14) ... in on six stops at Morehead State (9/30) and versus South Dakota State (9/16) ... broke up a pass against Northwestern (Iowa) (9/9) ... posted seven tackles in collegiate debut at North Dakota (9/2).
2022 (Freshman at Drake): Played in two games ... saw action on kickoff coverage against Butler (11/12) ... made collegiate debut versus San Diego (10/8).
Prior to College: Played scholastically at Hinsdale Central ... twice named First Team 8A All-State, WSC MVP and all-conference ... served as a team captain and named team MVP ... also competed in wrestling as a freshman and sophomore.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations
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