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Jets RB Braelon Allen is youngest player to score a goal since 1930
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Jets RB Braelon Allen is youngest player to score a goal since 1930

Jets rookie running back Braelon Allen scored two touchdowns in Sunday’s 24-17 win, the first of which made a little history.

Allen took a flip from Aaron Rodgers for a 12-yard score in the first half, becoming the youngest player to score a touchdown since 1930. Allen is 20 years, 239 days old, the exact same age Arnie Hebner was when he scored a touchdown that season.

Allen, the youngest player in the NFL this season, also scored the winning touchdown on a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter.

“I can’t say it’s going to be much easier than the two touchdowns I had – perfect blocking“, Allen said, via Brian Costello of the New York Post. “Obviously, Breece (Hall) is on the field at the same time and he draws a lot of attention. It took my eyes off and we had perfect blocking on the screen. So it was very easy. And, you know, same story on the touchdown run. So I can’t thank those guys enough.”

Allen wasn’t mentioned much in conversations about the Jets’ offensive weapons ahead of the regular season, but the rookie showed his best side on Sunday.