Jonathan Allen

Cincinnati Bengals

Pos IDL

Updated October 9, 2026

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Model Score

88.3 MODEL

2020

81.5

2021

94.2

2022

89.8

2023

85.8

2024

74.8

2025

86.7

2026

88.3

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Two Pro Bowls plus 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy plus 2016 Outland Trophy plus the Alabama 2016 CFP National Championship pedigree establishes Allen as one of the elite interior defender résumés. The Alabama 17th overall draft pedigree plus nine years of NFL elite production give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether Allen earns his third Pro Bowl plus holds tier 3 territory or whether the structural late-career decline closes the chapter.

Allen came out of Alabama as the Washington Commanders' 1st-round pick (17th overall) in 2017 after winning the 2016 CFP National Championship plus earning the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy plus the 2016 Outland Trophy. He has made two Pro Bowls (2021, 2022) anchoring the Commanders' interior across eight seasons. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2025 free agency.

Strengths

Two Pro Bowls (2021, 2022) plus 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy plus 2016 Outland Trophy plus the Alabama 2016 CFP National Championship pedigree establishes elite IDL career résumé.
Alabama 17th overall draft pedigree plus nine years of NFL elite production gives him the rare championship-pedigree elite career foundation.

Concerns

Age 31 plus nine years of interior-line wear puts the late-career structural decline question on every 2026 projection.
$24M 2026 cap hit creates major contract-value risk if Allen cannot return to tier 3 territory with the Vikings.

What to watch: Whether Allen earns his third Pro Bowl in 2026 with Minnesota plus holds tier 4 or better, the threshold for confirming the late-prime ceiling holds.