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Allensworth played in 43 games with 22 starts and contributed 109 tackles along with 6.5 tackles for loss (-41 yards), 2.0 sacks (-10 yards) and three interceptions, while he also had one fumble recovery that he returned 37 yards for his lone career touchdown as a 2017 senior at Washington, three forced fumbles, 26 passes defended and 23 passes breakups all over the last four seasons of his five campaigns with the program after redshirting as a true freshman in 2013. Allensworth put up most of his top career numbers as a 2015 sophomore when he started all 13 games and had several career highs including a team highs of 12 passes defended and 11 pass breakups, as well as a team-high-tying two forced fumbles, 41 tackles, and his first career interception that was equaled by his second as a junior and third as a senior.
Allensworth's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 10 (vs. San Diego State, 2015)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0 (at UCLA, 2017)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 23 (at UCLA, 2017)
Sacks: 1.0 (twice, last vs. Washington State, 2017)
Sack Yards: 8 (vs. Washington, 2014)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (three times, last vs. Washington State, 2017)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (vs. Washington, 2017)
Fumble Recovery Return Yards: 37 (at Washington, 2017)
Long Fumble Recovery Return: 37TD (at Washington, 2017)
Fumble Recovery Return TDs: 1 (at Washington, 2017)
Interceptions: 1 (three times, last at Stanford, 2017)
Pass Breakups: 4 (twice, last vs. Oregon State, 2015)
Total Touchdowns: 1 (at Washington, 2017)
Points: 6 (at Washington, 2017)
After Cal
• Participated in the 2018 College Gridiron Showcase & Symposium
Cal Career (2013-17)
• Played in 43 games with 22 starts and contributed 109 tackles along with 6.5 tackles for loss (-41 yards), 2.0 sacks (-10 yards) and three interceptions, while he had 26 passes defended and 23 pass breakups all over the last four seasons of his five campaigns with the program after redshirting as a true freshman in 2013
• Set single-season career bests in many categories as a 2015 sophomore when he started a career-high all 13 games at one cornerback spot opposite Darius White who started all 13 contests at the other and recorded team highs of 12 passes defended and 11 pass breakups, as well as a team-high-tying two forced fumbles while adding 41 tackles and one interception that was equaled by a single interception as both a 2016 junior and 2017 senior
• Had a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss (career-high -25 yards) as a senior including a single-game career-best 2.0 tackles (career-best -23 yards) in his final collegiate contest at UCLA
• Recorded the lone fumble recovery of his career as a senior at Washington and returned it 37 yards for the only touchdown and score of his career
• Twice led his team in tackles with a career-high 10 as a sophomore vs. San Diego State and nine during his 2014 redshirt freshman season at Washington State
• Had his first career interception in the season-opener of his sophomore season against Grambling State, his second at Arizona State during his junior campaign and his third at Stanford as a senior
• Had a career-high-tying one forced fumble in back-to-back games as a sophomore at Washington and vs. Washington State before adding a career-high-tying one as a senior vs. Washington State
• Had his first career sack vs. Washington as a redshirt freshman and his second as a senior vs. Washington State
• Had a single-game career-high-tying four pass breakups twice, both as a sophomore at UCLA and vs. Oregon State
Senior (2017)
• Played in all 12 games with three starts in three consecutive games to start the second half of the season vs. Washington State, vs. Arizona and at Colorado
• Contributed 24 tackles, a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss (career-high -25 yards), a career-high-tying 1.0 sack (-2 yards), a career-high-tying one interception, two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, his lone career fumble recovery that he returned 37 yards for his only career score and touchdown, and one forced fumble
• Registered a season-high five tackles as well as a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss (career-high -23 yards) in his final collegiate game at UCLA
• Had four tackles vs. Washington State including a career-high-tying 1.0 sack and 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards) as well as a career-high-tying forced fumble that were also his only sack, tackle for loss and forced fumble of the campaign
• Had three tackles and returned his lone career fumble recovery 37 yards for only career score and touchdown at Washington
• Had tackles in other games at Oregon (3), vs. Ole Miss (2), vs. Arizona (2), at Colorado (2), at North Carolina (1), vs. USC (1) and at Stanford (1), adding an interception at Stanford and pass breakups against USC and Washington State
• Did not play in the spring game
Junior (2016)
• Served as a Cort Majors team captain
• Started the first six contests before suffering a season-ending injury
• Contributed 12 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss (-3 yards), one interception and four pass breakups, with the latter ranking tied for second on the club despite missing the final six games of the season
• Recorded a season-high five tackles at Oregon State while he had three stops at San Diego State, as well as two vs. Texas and Oregon
• Had an interception and pass breakup in the first quarter at Arizona State to help Cal to a 24-10 lead at the intermission but missed the second half due to injury as the Sun Devils rallied for a 51-41 victory with 228 of their 290 passing yards coming in the second half after Allensworth had left the game
• Also had single pass breakups vs. Hawai'i, at San Diego State and vs. Oregon
• Took 27 special teams snaps
• A preseason candidate for the Jim Thorpe Award given annually to the nation's top defensive back
• Suffered an injury during the first practice of the team's spring sessions that forced him to miss the remainder of spring ball including the spring game
Sophomore (2015)
• Started a career-high all 13 games at one cornerback spot opposite Darius White who started all 13 contests at the other and recorded career highs in nearly every category including a team-high 11 pass breakups as well as a team-high-tying two forced fumbles, 41 tackles, and one interception with the single interception later matched during his junior campaign
• Added 1.5 tackles for loss (-5 yards)
• Tied tied for third in the Pac-12 in per-game average for passes defended (0.92) and tied for 10th in per-game average for forced fumbles (0.15)
• Registered a career-high and team game-high 10 tackles as well as one pass breakup against San Diego State
• Had his first career interception in the season-opener vs. Grambling State
• Picked up his first two career forced fumbles in back-to-back wins at Washington and vs. Washington State with both leading to Cal touchdowns including a 45-yard fumble return score by Stefan McClure against the Cougars that was a key play in a second-half comeback win
• Added a pass breakup against Washington
• Had a career-high-tying four pass breakups both at UCLA and vs. Oregon State in addition to one at Washington, vs. San Diego State and vs. Air Force
• Also had tackles at Utah (5), at Texas (4), at Stanford (4), at UCLA (3), at Oregon (3), vs. Oregon State (3), at Washington (3), vs. Washington State (2), vs. USC (2), vs. Arizona State (1) and vs. Air Force (1)
• Added a season-high 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards) at Oregon and 0.5 tackles for loss (-3 yards) vs. USC
• Contributed two tackles in the spring game
Freshman (2014)
• Played in all 12 games off the bench and tied for the team lead with six pass breakups, while also contributing 32 tackles, 1.0 sack (career-high -8 yards) and a season-high 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -8 yards)
• Registered 26 of his 32 tackles in the first six contests of the campaign
• Recorded a season-high and team game-high nine tackles at Washington State, while he had seven at Arizona
• Posted a season-high three pass breakups that were the most in a game by a Cal player in 2014 and added two tackles in the season finale vs. BYU
• Had his first career sack that was also a season-high 1.0 sack (career-high -8 yards) and 1.0 tackle for loss (season-high -8 yards) vs. Washington among his three tackles vs. Washington
• Picked up other defensive stats in contests vs. Sacramento State (3 tackles, 2 PBU), vs. Colorado (2 tackles, 1 PBU), at Northwestern (2 tackles), at USC (2 tackles), at Oregon State (1 tackle) and vs. Stanford (1 tackle)
• Had one pass breakup in the spring game
Freshman (2013)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Cal’s No. 3 recruit prior to the season according to Athlon
Heritage HS (Class of 2013)
• Earned All-American honors as a 2012 senior and was invited to the Under Armour All-American Bowl but unable to play after suffering an injury late in the season that limited him to 12 tackles and three interceptions that he returned 57 yards on defense
• Combined for 99 tackles, 10 interceptions that he returned 163 yards and 0.5 sacks on defense during his 2010 sophomore, 2011 junior and senior campaigns from
• Added career totals of 44 receptions for 654 yards receiving and seven touchdown catches, as well as four rushes for 35 yards on offense, while he had eight kick returns for 214 yards and one score as well as two punt returns for four yards as a specialist
• Had 14 receptions for 259 yards receiving and two touchdown catches, as well as two rushes for 28 yards and four kick returns for 156 yards and one touchdown on a 95-yard kick return in a season-opening win over San Jacinto High School as a senior
• Registered 64 tackles, four interceptions that he returned 96 yards on defense as a junior, while adding 30 receptions for 395 yards receiving and five scores in addition to one rush for six yards on offense, as well as four kick returns for eight yards and one punt return for four yards on special teams
• Had career highs of eight receptions and 100 yards receiving during a game his junior campaign against Elsinore, while he had a career-high 10 tackles and two interceptions that he returned 35 yards against Paloma Valley the same season
• Contributed 23 tackles, three interceptions that he returned 10 yards and 0.5 sacks as a sophomore while playing primarily on defense
• Team made appearances in the Southern Section playoffs during each of his three varsity campaigns, finishing as the runner-up during his junior season as well being a semifinalist as a senior and second-round participant as a sophomore
• Played for three varsity teams that posted a combined 34-5 overall record with a perfect 15-0 Sun Belt League mark to win three conference crowns
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2012)
• Four-star recruit according to PrepStar and Rivals, while 247Sports Composite, 247Sports, ESPN and Scout gave him three stars each
• Ranked as the No. 24 cornerback nationally by PrepStar and Rivals, while 247Sports Composite (No. 40), Scout (No. 70) and 247Sports (No. 79) also had him on their lists of the nation’s top players at the position
• Ranked No. 81 nationally as an athlete by ESPN
• Made national lists for the top players overall by PrepStar (No. 189) and 247Sports Composite (No. 567)
• ESPN had him on its list of the top players in his region at No. 102
• Also listed among the top players overall in California by Rivals (No. 30), 247Sports Composite (No. 63), ESPN (No. 70) and 247Sports (No. 109)
• Had a strong Beach Nike Combine in the spring of 2012
Other
• Full name is James Darius Allensworth
• Born January 11, 1995
• Son of James Allensworth and Sonja Duke
• Wears No. 2 in honor of high school friend and prep football teammate Donovan Adams, who was tragically killed in a car accident on June 6, 2012
• A huge fan of the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology
Last Updated
March 18, 2018
