Pronunciation: Zye-on
BYU Highlights
- 2022 marks first season with the program
- Joined BYU as part of the 2022 recruiting class
Personal
- Parents are Ricco & Tish
- Major: Exercise & Wellness
- Brother, Eltoro Allen, played at Utah State (2017-18)
- Considers himself the best Mario Kart player on the team
- Loves to play tennis
- Speaks Spanish
Before BYU
- Multi-sport athlete in football, basketball and track
- Helped Manteca High School achieve a 10-4 record in 2021, playing defensive back and wide receiver
- Recorded nine pass breakups and 15 tackles, including 13 solo tackles on defense in 2021
- Averaged 21.1 yards per catch to go along with four receiving touchdowns playing receiver in 2021
- Made game-winning 59-yard catch-and-run touchdown in Sac-Joaquin Section Championship game with just 22 seconds remaining
- Achieved single-game high of 116 yards and two touchdowns in 35-28 section championship win over Oakdale
- Coached by Mark Varnum
- Also recruited by Colorado State, Sacramento State and Idaho