Jay Allen
Mack's spin -
Allen is another of those quarterbacks that also play baseball.
He is committed to Miami to play both sports and no one is going to draft him without a hard verbal'
I have him as my 16th outfielder on my board.
OF 6-3 190 John Carroll Catholic HS (FL)
3-12-21 - top 50 HS players -
14. Jay Allen, OF, John Carroll Catholic HS, Fort Pierce, Fla.
Allen is one of the better two-sport prospects in the class. He's signed with Florida to play baseball full-time, which was notable because he was a Division I quarterback recruit as well.
2-11-21 - Joe @JoeDoyleMiLB
If you're a believer in two-sport athletes, Jay Allen is your flavor. A 3-star QB is committed to play baseball and football for the University of Miami. He plays a fantastic centerfield, good runner, and can really handle a stick.
1-14-21 - Baseball America
Jay Allen
Carroll Catholic, Fort Pierce, Fla. OF
Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 190 | B-T: R-R
Commit/Drafted: Florida
Age At Draft: 18.6
A dynamic athlete who’s also a three-star football prospect, Allen has an exciting package of tools that pair nicely with standout bat-to-ball skills. Listed at 6 feet, 190 pounds, Allen has plenty of quick-twitch athleticism with plus running ability. He turned in a 6.77 60-yard dash time at East Coast Pro but has also clocked 70-grade run times from home to first out of the righthanded batter’s box. When he gets on base, Allen is a threat to steal consistently and is fast enough to take bags on mediocre batteries even when he gets a bad jump. As a hitter, Allen showed excellent ability to put the bat on the ball against both velocity and breaking stuff and was consistently one of the better performers at the plate this summer. Scouts believe he has the speed, athleticism and route-running ability to be an above-average center fielder as well, giving him the ability to impact the game in a variety of ways. Power is the one question mark at the moment, as scouts can’t currently project him to have average in-game pop, though enough think he could become an everyday big leaguer that he fits solidly among the top two rounds.
11-11-20 - Prospects Live Top 300 Prospect List -
104. Jay Allen - OF
Bio:
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190 lbs
Hits/Throws: R-R
Hometown: Fort Pierce, FL
School: John Carroll Catholic
Short and compact to the ball, Allen has good bat-to-ball skills. His physique doesn't have much physical projection left, though he's already muscled-up. Allen is a 70 runner and plays a plus centerfield. Top of the order spark plug. The biggest question surrounding Allen right now might be what sport he's going to play. He's an impressive football recruit, but if selected high, the opportunity to play baseball may be too much to pass up.
6-15-20 - PBR -
Positional Profile: OF, Florida
Body: 6-foot-3, 190-pounds. Has a slim, athletic frame, with room for growth.
Defense: Fields the ball off the left side of the body, playing through the ball out front, showing smooth and easy actions, with a one hand gather and fluid footwork.
Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. Has a long, strong, over the top arm slot.
Hit: RHH. Starts with a wide athletically balanced setup, with a quick kneed bend, heel up, town down leg lift, using a quiet barrel tilt load and very short stride. Shows a short uphill bat path, staying inside of baseball, easy swinger.
Power: 85 mph exit velocity from the tee. Fly ball left center gap approach.
Run: 7.01 runner in the 60. Runs with quick, short, choppy steps.
PG -
Jay Allen is a 2021 OF/ with a 6-3 190 lb. frame from Fort Pierce, FL who attends John Carroll Catholic. Outstanding athletic build with lots of room to continue to get stronger. Didn't run the sixty but a plus runner on the field. Loose arm in the outfield with good carry and was consistently on top of the ball, accurate one-hop throws, centerfield potential. Right handed hitter, hits from an wide base with a busy front leg trigger, loose and ultra fast hands create easy barrel whip, occasionally out front too early but there will be few fastballs thrown past him, ball comes off the barrel hard, really squared up the ball well in games against high velocity pitching. One of the top three-sport athletes in the country if not the top one. Highest level ceiling if he dedicates himself to baseball.
Jay Allen – OF: Dynamic 2 sport athlete on his way to Florida to play WR unless an MLB team can sway him away with an early draft selection. Allen really has everything you want. Natural Plus (60) defender in CF, Plus (60) Speed, and a projectable bat that shows a chance to be a middle of the order producer or a top of the order bat depending on how his body develops moving forward. And if he ever gets to 100% focus on baseball, the tools might take another leap forward.
A 70 runner like Allen could be an interesting pick, although we already have Pete Crow, a similar and probably higher ceiling player.
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