Josh Allen’s family of six includes his parents, Joel and Lavonne Allen, and three siblings; sisters Makenna and Nicala Allen and a brother Jason Allen.
Family is very important to the 28 year-old NFL star. The spotlight on him has invariably expanded to include other members of his family, all of whom, according to the 6 feet 5 inches star, have played a significant role in getting him to where he is in his career now.
Meet Josh Allen’s Two Sisters
Born Joshua Patrick Allen on May 21, 1996, in Firebaugh, California, United States, the Buffalo Bills star quarterback is the son of Joel and Lavonne Allen. Not much is known about the couple who raised Josh and the three other children they had as a couple on a 3,000-acre (1,200-ha) cotton farm.
As previously mentioned, Josh Allen grew up with three siblings that include an older sister named Nicala Madden (nee Allen) and a younger sister named Makenna. The Bills superstar is undoubtedly the most famous member of his birth family, but his celebrity status has invariably thrust his family into the spotlight.
Nicala Madden (nee Allen) is Josh Allen’s Older Sister
- Date of birth: March 8, 1995
- Age: 29 years old
- Occupation: Campaign Development Director, Realtor
Nicala Madden was born Nicala Allen on March 8, 1995, in Firebaugh, California, United States. While her birthplace confirms her status as an American citizen, she has strong Swedish roots due to her paternal great-grandfather, who moved to the United States from Sweden in 1907 to escape the great depression of the 1900s.
Speaking of parents, Nicala Madden is the oldest of the four children born to Joel and Lavonne Allen, and she is currently 29 years old. The aforementioned birth particulars of the celebrity sister combine to prove beyond reasonable doubt that she is Josh Allen’s older sister, albeit by less than a year.
The relationship between Josh and his older sister has always been a great one, right from their young days on the farm. To date, she remains a source of encouragement to the football player and his career despite her relative lack of interest in sporting activities.
Aside from Josh, Nicala has two other younger siblings, a younger sister and another younger brother named Makenna and Jason Allen, respectively. The four siblings grew up with their parents on their 3,000-acre farm, which was established by Nicala’s paternal great-grandfather in 1975.
After attending Firebaugh High School, Josh Allen’s older sister enrolled at California State University in Long Beach in 2011. The four years she spent there earned the required qualifications that allowed her to earn a minor in Sociology before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies in 2015.
It is also important to point out that during the summer of 2012, Nicala Madden went to the University of Oxford, UK, where she bagged a summer program diploma in Political Science.
Nicala Madden is a Campaign Director and a Realtor
Josh Allen’s older sister remains on record as his only sibling who is not as drawn to sports as his other siblings seem to be. This development is also somewhat surprising given the upbringing the celebrity sister and her siblings had while growing up.
Short of shoving the option of becoming athletes down their throats, Nicala’s parents built their house with the paraphernalia that is the dream of any sports-loving kid. The house Nicala grew up in had a basketball court, a sand beach volleyball court, and a batting cage.
Unlike her other siblings, who went on to become athletes in one way or the other, Nicala chose to do things differently. Her career trajectory shows that she was not particularly keen on sporting activities.
Presently, Nicala Madden serves as the campaign development director of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She has held a position since July 2020 in an organization she has been affiliated with since college. Several sources have confirmed that she worked as an intern at the society in 2012.
Nicala Madden’s LinkedIn profile confirms that she worked as a marketing coordinator at Orange Coast Magazine from August 2014 to sometime in 2015, a timeline that fits almost perfectly with her graduation from college.
The profile also shows that she became a marketing intern at Honda Center in 2016 before joining the non-profit foundation where she now works. She began her career at the foundation as its senior campaign manager and held that position until 2018, when she was promoted to the position of campaign director.
Nicala Madden was campaign director until July 2020, when she became the campaign development director, another promotion that saw her take another step in her career. On the side, Josh Allen’s older sister is a licensed realtor who collaborates with Realty Concepts, a real estate brokerage firm.
Nicala Madden is a Happily Married Woman
Recall that Josh Allen’s sister was addressed as Nicala Allen for several years. However, she has since changed her surname to Madden to reflect her recent status as a married woman. The beautiful 29 year-old realtor is happily married to Brayden Madden.
The couple exchanged marital vows on July 10, 2021, at La Lomita Ranch, in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara. Brayden Madden’s identity is mostly tied to the fact that he is the Bills’ star quarterback, Josh Allen’s brother-in-law, a situation we all know has the potential to rob a person of his identity.
Since he became affiliated with the Allen family, several pieces of information about Nicala Madden’s husband have made their way into the public spaces. From these sources, we have been able to ascertain that Brayden Madden graduated with B.Com in Finance in 2011.
Not much is known about what he did career-wise after college, but certain aspects of his LinkedIn profile confirm that he was a loan officer assistant at Alameda Mortgage Corporation for about a year from 2021 – 2022. Presently, he is a loan mortgage officer at Western Pioneer Financial & Properties, a position he has held since June 2022.
Before she met and married Brayden, Nicala was in a relationship with Jake Woolever. They began dating in 2013, but their relationship ended a few years later. We have yet to determine the cause of her split from her ex-boyfriend or exactly when they went their separate ways.
The details of the early days of Nicala’s relationship with Brayden have yet to be made public, but based on her Instagram page, which indicates that they got engaged in September 2019, they might have begun dating a year or a couple of years earlier.
On September 28, 2022, Nicala took to her Instagram page to confirm that she was expecting her first child with her husband. She even published the baby’s due date as March 17, 2023. However, that revelation did not include the sex of the baby, and our best guess is that they intend to keep that part a secret.
Makenna Allen is Five Years Younger Than Josh Allen
- Date of birth: January 14, 2001
- Age: 54 years old
- Occupation: Athlete
Makenna Allen was born on January 14, 2001, in Firebaugh, California, United States. She is currently 23 years old. She is the youngest child of Joel and Lavonne Allen and is five years younger than Josh Allen, a fact that makes her the football player’s youngest sibling.
Alongside the Bills’ star and two other older siblings, Makenna Allen grew up on a farm that had been built by her Swedish-born great-grandfather in 1975, several years after his move to the North American country.
Like her older brother Josh and her other siblings, Makenna received her high school diploma from Firebaugh High School during her graduation ceremony in 2019. She then gained admission to the University of Arizona, but her area of study appears to have been overshadowed by her career development in sports.
Makenna Allen is an Athlete Like Her Brother
As previously mentioned, Makenna’s area of study is less talked about compared to what she currently does for a living. Having grown up in the shadow of two older brothers who are star athletes, the 5 feet 5 inches celebrity sister invariably chose to follow in their footsteps instead of pursuing a corporate career like her older sister Nicala.
Josh Allen’s youngest sibling is a 3-sport athlete who played basketball in high school for the Eagles of Firebaugh High School. When she gained admission into the University of Arizona, she quickly established herself on the team roster of the Arizona Wildcats.
Although they technically do not play the same sport, Makenna’s close-knit relationship with her brother Josh has ensured that she has seen first-hand and understands what is required to be a top athlete, which she hopes to achieve one day.
Makenna Allen is Not Married
Unlike her older siblings, who are not shy to showcase their lives on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, Makenna Allen prefers a low profile. She, however, regularly pops up on her siblings’ social media pages whenever there is a family portrait to be taken.
From what we’ve seen of the athlete, she is not married and does not appear to be in any romantic relationship at the moment. Assuming she may have dated at some point since or even before she turned 18, nothing in her relationship history clearly indicates who the dudes or ladies she might have had a relationship with are.
Jason Allen is Josh Allen’s Only Brother
- Date of birth: July 9, 1997
- Age: 26 years old
- Occupation: Celebrity brother
Jason Allen is American football star Josh Allen’s only brother. He was born in Firebaugh, California, on July 9, 1997, and is currently 26 years old. This piece of information confirms that he is just over a year younger than his older brother Josh, although one would have to be informed of the fact given that they both look like twins with height and body measurements similarities.
Like Josh, the 6 feet 3 inches Jason bagged a diploma from Firebaugh High School. He spent some time at Saddleback Community College before proceeding to Fresno State University, where he earned a degree in Agriculture Business in January 2019.
Josh Allen’s Brother is Not in the NFL
The name Jason Allen would probably ring a few bells in the minds of NFL fans, particularly those who fly the banners of the NFL-based Miami Dolphins. This is because someone by that name was the team’s 16th overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft.
However, while Josh’s younger brother bears the same first and last name as the aforementioned player, the player in question is Jason Jamar Allen, born on July 5, 1983. Jason Allen was only nine years old when a then-23-years old Jason Jamar Allen was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
Even though Jason’s only affiliation to the NFL is through his older brother Josh, it does not mean he is less athletic. The equally talented athlete showcased his athletic abilities when he played baseball at Saddleback Community College. It remains to be seen whether he intends to continue on that career trajectory, but so far, we have seen nothing of him that suggests that possibility.
Jason Allen is Happily Married
Josh Allen’s younger brother Jason, exchanged marital vows with his long-term girlfriend Delani Allen, on April 2, 2021. The happily married couple officially started dating on September 27, 2015. They dated for about four and a half years before Jason decided to pop the question on February 8, 2020, per his IG stories.
The wedding ceremony was hosted at Coto Valley Country Club. It was graced by close friends and family members, including Jason’s older brother Josh and his longtime girlfriend Brittany Morgan Williams.
Jason Allen and his wife have been married for over a year, but they have yet to become parents.
Josh Allen’s Relationship With His Siblings
Although the demands on their respective schedules may mean that Josh Allen and his siblings may not spend much time with each other, the bond they formed as kids is still as strong as ever.
Wyoming associate athletic director spoke to Casper Star Tribune in 2018 about how he believes Josh’s character grows out of his family. He revealed that the athlete comes from a good family with a great support base.
The Bills’ quarterback’s relationship with his siblings, particularly his brother Jason, remains strong, as admitted by his mother when she also spoke to Casper Star Tribune in 2018.
