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Bryant Allen
# 2
Wide Receiver - WR
Height: 6-0  Weight: 167
Freshman
Previous Schools
   Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS
Previous Experience
  HS
Maplewood, Mo.
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OVERVIEW: Outstanding two-sport athlete plans to walk on to the Minnesota basketball team in addition to playing football for the Gophers • has ability to contribute as a runner and receiver • very elusive player, who is tough to grasp in open space • cuts well and displays outstanding body control, vision and balance • displays good concentration and soft hands when catching the ball • ranked as the No. 8 player in the State of Missouri by Rivals.com • rated as the No. 52 athlete in the nation by Rivals and the No. 99 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com • ESPN.com and Scouts, Inc. tout him as the No. 37 point guard in the nation on the basketball court and also as the No. 37 athlete in the nation on the gridiron • earned three-star rankings from both Scout and Rivals • has been clocked at 4.3 in the 40-yard dash and has recorded a 35-inch vertical leap.

HIGH SCHOOL: Currently attends Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School • holds school career record for total touchdowns with 62 • first 1,000-yard wide receiver in MRHS history • tallied 1,005 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns last season • rushed for 343 yards on 54 carries with 10 more scores • scored 27 TDs in 2008 • also played defense last season, where he tallied 44 tackles and three interceptions • handled punting duties in 2008, averaging more than 41 yards per punt • two-time first-team all-state performer • named first-team all-metro in 2008 and second-team all-metro in 2007 • four-time first-team all-conference selection • helped lead his team to a 13-1 mark last season • caught 30 passes for 609 yards and 10 TDs, while rushing for 672 yards and 10 scores as a junior • named his team’s player of the year and all-purpose player of the year • led Blue Devils to a 2008 state basketball championship • scored 25 points in that state title game, including the game-winning layup with four seconds left after his team trailed by 19 points earlier in the contest • is currently averaging more than 20 points per game this season • also won a state track championship in the 300-meter hurdles in 2006 • will finish high school with 12 varsity letters • coached by David Harris.

RECRUITING: Selected Minnesota over offers from Illinois State, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Wisconsin.

PERSONAL: Born June 3, 1990 • son of Sherry Robinson and LaMont Johnson • plans to major in video journalism • one of five siblings.

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