Elijah Alston
Before Miami: Spent previous five seasons (2019-2023) at Marshall…Finished Thundering Herd career with 108 total tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks…Added one interception, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…Enjoyed dominant final season at Marshall in 2023, totaling 45 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and six sacks…Selected to All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team following final season at Marshall…Redshirted 2019 season and played in only four games during 2020 season.
R-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022): Switched from No. 58 to No. 2 in honor of former Marshall teammate and hometown native JaQuan Yulee, who passed away prior to the season … Played in 12 games in 2022, starting two … Ended the season with 22 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss while adding seven quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery … best game came at Old Dominion when he recorded five tackles to help lead Marshall to a shutout of the Monarchs.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2021): Played in all 13 games, starting six of them. As a defensive lineman, finished with 34 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss with two sacks and two forced fumbles … Also led Marshall in quarterback hurries with 14 … Had a season-high five tackles four different games (Charlotte, UAB, Old Dominion, East Carolina) … Had two tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks against Old Dominion, his hometown team … Forced fumbles against East Carolina and Old Dominion.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-COVID): Saw action in four games.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019): Redshirted … Honored at the 2019 end-of-season banquet as the team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
HERD FILE: Was a summer enrollee for the Thundering Herd … Also had offers from James Madison, Norfolk State and Western Carolina … Played both defensive end and defensive tackle at Oscar Smith.
SOCIAL MEDIA: You can follow Elijah on Twitter @EA2X_ and on Instagram @ea2x__.
High School: Played both defensive end and defensive tackle at Oscar Smith…Three-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite Rankings…Rated among top 50 players in state of Virginia and top 150 defensive tackles nationwide in 247Sports Composite Rankings.
2022
| fumbles | ||
|---|---|---|
| REC | LOST | FUM |
| 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 1.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
2021
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 6.0 | 14.0 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
2020
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 0.5 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
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| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 264 |
| Forty: | 4.89 |
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