It looked like Jets RB Braelon Allen never missed a beat.

In Friday night's preseason opener against Tampa Bay at MetLife Stadium, Allen, who sustained an MCL sprain in his left knee in Week 4 at Miami last season, roared out of the gate in the first quarter.

On the Jets' second offensive series, Allen (6-1, 235) , a third-year player out of Wisconsin, carried the ball three straight times, and on the third touch, he blasted through the Bucs' defensive line and rumbled for a 31-yard to the end zone.

"The game has never been taken away from me for this period of time," Allen said at the end of the 2025 season.. "But I'm just excited to get back out there and really show people what I can do.

"I felt I was on the right track, just kind of getting rolling and it came to an abrupt end. I'm just excited to show what I can do."

As the Jets' fourth-round selection (No. 134 overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft, Allen, at 20 years and 239 days old then, became the youngest player in the Super Bowl era and second-youngest player since 1933 to score a touchdown (a victory at Tennessee in Week 2 of his rookie season). He was also the youngest player since 1933 with a rushing TD and a TD catch in the same game.

Against the Bucs, Allen had 4 total carries for 44 yards (11.0 per) and the TD.