Alton McCaskill IV

RB, · Colorado

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

Colorado

 

Houston

As a Junior (2023)

  • Dave Campbell’s Texas Football “Texas 10” – No. 3 Best Running Back


As a Sophomore (2022)

  • Missed entire season

  • Suffered torn ACL during spring

 

As a Freshman (2021)

  • American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year

  • All-American Athletic Conference Second Team

  • Dave Campbell offensive Freshman of the Year

  • First Cougar to earn Rookie of Year honors since Ed Oliver in 2016

  • Set UH’s true freshman rushing TD record (16)

  • Led all true freshman nationally in rushing TDs (16)

  • Appeared in 14 games (482 snaps)

  • Started final 12 games of season

  • 189 rushes for 961 yards (68.6 per game)

  • 21 receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns

  • Led Cougars in scoring (108 points) and was second in all-purpose yards (1,074)

  • 29 explosive rushes (10+ yards)

  • Season-high 22 carries and three TDs against South Florida (Nov. 6)

  • First career 100+ rushing yard performance vs. Grambling (Sept. 18)

  • Season-high 129 rushing yards with two TDs at Temple (Nov. 13

  • Back-to-back 20+ carries and 125+ rushing yards at USF (Nov. 6) and Temple (Nov. 13)

  • Averaged 5.0+ rushing yards per attempt for seven consecutive weeks

  • At least one rushing TD in all regular season road games

  • 14 rushes for 78 yards in Birmingham Bowl win vs. Auburn (Dec. 28)

 

High School

  • Three-star prospect by 247Sports

  • Rated as nation’s No. 21 running back in class of 2021

  • No. 54 overall player in Texas by 247Sports

  • District MVP as a senior

  • Rushing for 1,141 yards and 11 touchdowns as senior

  • First-Team All-District as a junior

  • Second-Team All-District as a sophomore

  • Rushed for nearly 900 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2019

  • As a senior, helped Oak Ridge to first playoff win in 18 years

  • Also competed in track and field

  • Ran 100 meters, 200 meters and relays

  • 10.91 mark in the 100 meters

  • Chose Houston over Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Penn State, UCLA and USC among others

 

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