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CAREER: Lightning quick running back who is one of the fastest players on the football team ... used in a variety of ways during first year including as a rusher, receiver and kick returner ... totaled team-high 1,176 all-purpose yards, averaging 98.0 yards per game ... displayed glimpses of his potential during freshman season in which he rushed for 348 yards on 86 carries and gained another 124 yards on 24 receptions ... set school record for both kickoff return yards in a season (704) and kickoff returns in a season (33) ... eclipsed Julius Jones record of 26 kick returns in a season and broke Tim Brown's record of 698 kick return yards in a season ... already ranks seventh at Notre Dame in career kickoff returns ... part of a talented running back group that includes James Aldridge and classmate Robert Hughes ... rated by Phil Steele as the 18th-best kick returner in the nation prior to the 2008 season.
2007 (FRESHMAN): Recorded team-best 1,176 all-purpose yards, averaging
98.0 yards per game ... second-leading rusher on the team with 348 yards on
86 carries (4.0 avg) ... caught 24 passes (fifth-most on the team) for 124 yards
and one touchdown ... returned 33 kickoffs for 704 yards (both single-season
school records) ... one of four freshmen who played in all 12 games and started
at running back in four games - Penn State, Michigan, Navy and Duke ...
gained 25 yards on three rushes while splitting time with four other running
backs in season opener vs. Georgia Tech ... led the Irish with 116 all-purpose
yards against Penn State ... became the first freshman to start at running back
(at Penn State) since Darius Walker in '04 vs. Purdue ... had eight carries for 11
net yards vs. Penn State ... recorded six receptions for 38 yards, both teamhighs
against the Nittany Lions ... had nine carries for 24 yards against
Michigan ... finished with four kickoff returns for 80 yards vs. Purdue ... had 25
yards rushing on six carries vs. the Boilermakers ... increased his all purpose
yards per game to 81.5 after the UCLA game ... had three kickoff returns for 73
yards with a long of 31 yards vs. the Bruins ... had three receptions for 16 yards
vs. Boston College ... led the team with 58 yards on 11 rushes against USC ...
recorded 226 all-purpose yards vs. Navy ... that effort ranks tied for the 11th
most all-purpose yards in single-game Irish history ... registered a season-long
kickoff return of 38 yards vs. Navy ... racked up season-high 91 yards rushing
vs. the Midshipmen ... caught first touchdown pass of his Irish career against
Air Force ... led the team with 161 all-purpose yards vs. the Falcons ... had 42
rushing yards and 17 receiving against Duke ... logged 99:59 of playing time
and made 55 special teams appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Super Southern 100 by
Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 2006 as one of 14 running backs ... rated 38th
best overall national prospect by CSTV - and eighth among running backs ...
rated 52nd nationally on Rivals.com Top 100 list, as well as 10th among Florida
players and second among all-purpose backs ... listed as one of 12 running
backs on National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... preseason broken fibula
ended his 2006 senior season before it ever began at Hialeah-Miami Lakes
High School in Hialeah, Fla. ... rated number-one senior prospect in Dade
County on preseason basis for 2006 by Miami Herald ... rated 12th on list of top
Florida prospects at end of '06 season by South Florida Sun-Sentinel ... rushed for
1,095 yards and 12 TDs as junior in 2005, despite missing three games to injury
... led Miami Lakes Trojans to 6-3 record and runner-up finish in Florida District
13-6A, plus regional quarterfinal slot in state playoffs in '05 that produced loss
to unbeaten Columbus ... second-team Florida Class 6A all-state selection at
running back as junior in 2005 by Florida Sports Writers Association ... first-team
all-Dade County pick as running back as junior in 2005 by Miami Herald ... rated
eighth-best overall prospect nationally - and second among running backs --
on 2006 preseason basis by The Sporting News ... one of top 33 running backs
nationally on 2006 preseason basis by CBS Sportsline.com College Football
Preview ... rated 42nd national prospect (and seventh among running backs,
13th in the Southeast) on preseason basis by The Sporting News SchoolSports ...
ran 4.38 in the 40 (best of the 550 competitors) at the '06 U.S. Army All-
American Bowl combine where he was chosen the offensive MVP ... selected for
2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not participate
because of his injury ... ran for more than 1,000 yards as sophomore in 2004
... missed half his freshman season after suffering broken wrist in his first varsity
game ... won Florida Class 4A state prep title with 13.82 clocking in 110-
meter hurdles in 2006 as junior ... named top male athlete at Hialeah-Miami
Lakes as freshman, sophomore and junior ... played for coach Jerry Hughes at
Hialeah-Miami Lakes ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2007 ... from same
high school as former LSU quarterback Rohan Davey and current Duke quarterback
Thad Lewis ... full name is Armando Allen, Jr. ... born April 30, 1989 ...
enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.
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