Whitworth tight end Michael Allan, '07, is going somewhere no NCAA Division III player has been since 2003: the National Football League.
Allan was selected in the 7th round of the NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. "Getting drafted by Kansas City is like nothing I've ever felt before, and I couldn't be happier," he says. Allan is the seventh player in Whitworth history to be selected in the NFL draft; the most recent draftee, Eric Kelly, was tabbed by the pros in 1972.
The 6'6", 255-pound Allan broke records and raked in the honors at Whitworth. He was instrumental in the Pirates' 2007 Northwest Conference championship as well as in their first-round playoff victory. An invitee to the Hula Bowl and the East- West Shrine Game (he chose the latter), he also participated in the 2007 NFL Combine, where scouts assessed his and other pro prospects' skills and potential.
"Mike is an outstanding young man," says Whitworth Head Football Coach John Tully. "He comes from a great family with wonderful values, and it shows through in all aspects of his life. He is exactly what the NFL needs."
Allan reported for duty at the Chiefs' rookie camp in mid-May.
