Otis Allen’s career in the DSFL and the ISFL, and to a greater extent his career as a football player, has been tumultuous to say the least. Change has been a constant in his learning about football, learning to play the game, and becoming a rising star in the league today. I would say that Allen’s true “welcome to the league moment” was his having to be a defensive end as a rookie for the Sabercats. Otis played strictly at defensive tackle throughout his college career and was quite a standout in this role. Given his natural aptitude to the position he didn’t spend much time trying to figure out the intricacies of other roles. Much to his surprise, when he was drafted to the Sabercats at 2nd overall in the season 21 draft he was soon after asked to fill in at defensive end, as the Sabercats already had two veteran defensive tackles in Freezer Riposte and Brayden Ennis. Allen gladly accepted the role, but was internally quite hesitant about the change in position. He understood the pressure that came with the draft number he was called at. Unfortunately, Allen’s transition to defensive end was not an easy one. He had a tough time learning the ins and outs of being a defensive end, and his stat line for season 21 would reflect that. Luckily for Allen the experience of changing positions would help to improve his game overall and allowed him to be more dynamic in both 4-3 and 3-4 sets, which his coaches were very thrilled about..
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