Roughnecks Sign Christopher Allen & Darrius Moragne

It’s clockwork at this point. The Houston Roughnecks have signed two more players; bringing back Christopher Allen, and adding Darrius Moragne.

The #UFL has announced the following transactions pic.twitter.com/HWx06gV6qG

— UFL Communications Department (@UFL_PR) August 22, 2024

EDGE/LB Christopher Allen

Allen was a late signing for Houston, joining the team midway through the UFL season. In college, Allen burst onto the scene at Alabama in 2020, totaling 41 tackles and six sacks during that season after being relatively quiet in years prior.

#RollTide EDGE Christopher Allen gets around the edge here and gets the rather easy sack pic.twitter.com/Tq0nOOgeiF

— Mike Spencer Hrynyshyn (@MikeHrynyshyn) May 22, 2021

He dealt with injuries in college which hampered his playing time and overall production. Chris missed a lot of time in the 2021 season, but still decided to declare for the NFL draft following the season.

After going undrafted, he was signed as an UDFA with the Denver Broncos in 2022. He was later released with an injury. Allen re-signed in 2023, but was let go once again.

He ended up seeing action for the Roughnecks during the final six games of the year, totaling 13 tackles. Allen had a 63.7 Defensive Grade, on 147 snaps. At 26 years old, Christopher still has plenty to prove at the professional level, and will look to grow into a larger role for the 2025 UFL season.

DL Darrius Moragne

Darrius Moragne is back in the spring football scene, and he’s had quite the journey so far. Moragne is no stranger to these leagues, having played for the Jousters in the TSL during their 2021 season – helping lead the team to a championship.

After that, Moragne spent time with the Pittsburgh Maulers in the USFL. In 2022, he compiled 16 total tackles, and 1.5 sacks. Unfortunately, an injury in week three cut short his impressive stint, and he was ultimately released later on in the season.

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