Brice McAllister

Position:
Safety
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
East Longmeadow, Mass.
High School:
Suffield Academy (Conn.)
Prev School:
Connecticut

2018 • Graduate Student (at Massachusetts)

• All-ECAC Honorable Mention
• Started all 12 games at safety with the second-most tackles on the team (74)
• Finished with 39 solo tackles and 35 assisted stops, including 2.5 TFLs for 12 yards last
• Hauled in three interceptions, tied with Lee Moses for the most on the team, broke up another pass, forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble
• Began his season with two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, three tackles and a forced fumble against Duquesne (8/25)
• Notched 13 tackles, including eight solo stops, at Boston College (9/1)
• Had seven takedowns in the win over Charlotte (9/22)
• Posted six stops at Ohio (9/29)
• Earned 10 tackles against Coastal Carolina (10/20)
• Made five tackles in the win over his undergraduate alma mater, Connecticut (10/27)
• Earned seven tackles and picked off one pass in the three-overtime win against Liberty (11/3)
• Tallied nine takedowns against BYU (11/10) at Gillette Stadium

Career (at Connecticut)

• Played in 33 career games, with three starts in the secondary as a senior in 2017
• Registered 54 total tackles during his tenure with the Huskies, including 3.0 TFLs
• Also forced two fumbles, recovered one fumble and broke up a pass

2017 • Senior (at Connecticut)

• Played in and started three contests and posted 22 total tackles (18-4), including 2.0 TFLs
• Also provided one pass breakup in the secondary
• Missed time on the season due to injury
• Opened the campaign with four tackles, including three solo stops, against Holy Cross
• Notched a career-high nine tackles at SMU, including eight individual takedowns
• Also had nine stops against Memphis, including 1.0 TFLs

2016 • Junior (at Connecticut)

• Played in all 12 games
• Made 18 tackles and registered 1.0 tackles for loss
• Notched a season-high four tackles on three separate occasions

2015 • Sophomore (at Connecticut)

• Played in all 13 games on both defense and special teams
• Made seven tackles, forced two fumbles and added one fumble recovery

2014 • Freshman (at Connecticut)

• Saw time in five games at cornerback and on special teams as a true freshman
• Finished with seven tackles
• Posted a season-high three stops at Memphis (Nov. 29)

Before College

• Played a year at East Longmeadow High School as a freshman
• Moved to Suffield Academy (Conn.) for his final three years
• Primary positions were defensive back, running back and wide receiver
• Was named New England Prep School Class B Player of the Year following his junior and senior seasons at Suffield in 2012 and 2013
• 2013 Suffield Academy team won the Arthur Valicenti Bowl, 50-42 over Avon Old Farms
• Compiled 1,188 yards and 19 touchdowns on the ground in 2013
• Led Suffield Academy to a 34-16 victory over Proctor Academy in the 2012 Norm Walker Bowl
• Posted 163 yards rushing and four total touchdowns during the 2012 Norm Walker Bowl, including a 90-yard TD reception on Suffield's first play from scrimmage
• Rushed for 1,723 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2012
• Posted the lone Suffield touchdown in in the team's 2011 Tom Flaherty Bowl victory over Belmont Hill, 10-9
• Helped Suffield to a three-year record of 26-1 during his tenure with the program, including 9-0 undefeated seasons in 2012 and 2013
• Was teammates with Minuteman offensive lineman Mike Yerardi at Suffield Academy