Allred, Colin Z. (Colin Zachary), 1983-

Colin Zachary Allred (born April 15, 1983) is an American politician, lawyer, and former professional football player. A member of the Democratic Party, he is currently serving as the U.S. Representative from Texas's 32nd congressional district.

Allred attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas where he played baseball, basketball and football. He accepted a scholarship to play college football at Baylor University. He played for the Baylor Bears as a linebacker. In December 2005, Allred graduated from Baylor with a B.A. in history. As a senior, he was All-Big 12 honorable mention. Allred was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent; he was a linebacker for five seasons before sustaining a career-ending injury.

Following his football career, Allred enrolled in law school. After receieving his J.D. degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 2014, Allred worked as a special assistant in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of General Counsel alongside then-Secretary Julian Castro in the administration of President Barack Obama. Subsequently, Allred worked as an attorney at the Perkins Coie law firm, where he was a voting rights litigator and counsel to clients including national and state political candidates and advocacy organizations.

On April 21, 2017, Allred announced his campaign to challenge incumbent Republican Pete Sessions in 2018. Winning the Democratic primary in a runoff election, Allred scored an upset victory against Sessions becoming one of two former NFL players to win a seat in Congress that year. He was re-elected in 2020 to a second term.