Alton McCaskill
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| Arizona State Sun Devils – No. 22 | |
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| Position | Running back |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | Conroe, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Oak Ridge High School |
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Alton McCaskill is an American football running back for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He previously played for the Colorado Buffaloes and for the Houston Cougars.
Early life and high school[edit]
McCaskill attended high school at Oak Ridge. Coming out of high school, McCaskill was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Houston Cougars over schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Michigan, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt.[1][2]
College career[edit]
Houston[edit]
In week three of the 2021 season, McCaskill had a career performance rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Grambling State.[3] During the 2021 season, McCaskill rushed for 961 yards and 16 touchdowns while also hauling in 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His 16 rushing touchdowns set a Houston true freshman record.[4] For his performance during his freshman season in 2021 he was named the American Conference freshman of the year, and second team all conference.[5][6] Before the start of the 2022 season, McCaskill suffered a torn ACL which caused him to miss the entirety of the 2023 season.[7][8] After not playing in the 2022 season, McCaskill decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9][10]
Colorado[edit]
McCaskill decided to transfer to play for the Colorado Buffaloes.[11][12] During the 2023 season, McCaskill rushed just 14 times for 59 yards in four games in order to preserve his redshirt and use it to redshirt in 2023.[13] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, McCaskill decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal for the second time.[14][15]
Arizona State[edit]
McCaskill decided to transfer to play for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[16][17]
References[edit]
- ^ Duarte, Joseph. "Oak Ridge running back Alton McCaskill signs with UH". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Houston Cougars land commitment from standout running back". Click2Houston. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph. "UH has fearsome freshman in running back Alton McCaskill". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Thamel, Pete. "Former Colorado RB Alton McCaskill headed to Arizona State". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Dave. "Houston RB Alton McCaskill IV enters transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Sean. "Looking back on Alton McCaskill's 2021 breakout season". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph. "Houston running back Alton McCaskill describes injury that ended his season". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett. "Houston's top RB Alton McCaskill sustains torn ACL in practice, putting availability for 2022 season in doubt". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph. "Houston running back Alton McCaskill enters transfer portal". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce; Khan, Sam. "Houston RB Alton McCaskill enters transfer portal: What he can bring to a new team". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Khan, Sam. "Former Houston RB Alton McCaskill transferring to Colorado: What he brings to the Buffaloes". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Backus, Will. "Ex-Houston RB Alton McCaskill transfers to Colorado as Deion Sanders continues to rebuild backfield". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Smardo, Henry. "COLORADO TRANSFER RUNNING BACK ALTON MCCASKILL COMMITS TO ASU". The Arizona State Press. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Thamel, Pete. "Colorado tailback Alton McCaskill to enter transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Rudolph, Justin. "Colorado running back Alton McCaskill plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Goldkamp, Thomas. "Report: Colorado transfer running back Alton McCaskill commits to Arizona State". On3.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan. "Alton McCaskill transfers to Arizona State: Ex-Colorado, Houston RB joins loaded backfield with Sun Devils". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 May 2024.