ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in January of 2024.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 1

PRO: Allison signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Over the next four seasons, he caught 89 passes for 1,045 yards and six touchdowns in 46 games (including 14 starts). With the Packers, he peaked at 34 catches (in 2019) and 303 receiving yards (2018). He registered a career-long 72-yard reception in 2017. In 2021, he dressed for three games with the Detroit Lions, for whom he made one start.

COLLEGE: Over two seasons (2014-15) at Illinois, Allison caught 106 passes for 1,480 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2015, Allison received the team’s Service Above Self Award.

FAST FACT: According to The News-Gazette, which serves the Champaign-Urbana area of Illinois, Allison’s mother (Melissa Glover) wanted to give her son “a unique name.” Full name: Geronimo John Allison.

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