Alton McCaskill
| Sam Houston Bearkats | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 10, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Oak Ridge (Montgomery, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alton McCaskill IV (born April 10, 2003)[1] is an American college football running back for the Sam Houston Bearkats. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils, Houston Cougars and for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Early life
McCaskill attended Oak Ridge High School. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed 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.[2]
College career
Houston
In week 3 of the 2021 season, McCaskill rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Grambling State.[3] He finished the season with 961 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns while also hauling in 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His 16 rushing touchdowns set a Houston freshman record.[4] For his performance, he was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, and second-team all-conference.[5][6] Prior to the 2022 season, McCaskill suffered a season-ending torn ACL.[7] After not playing in 2022, McCaskill entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5]
Colorado
McCaskill transferred to play for the Colorado Buffaloes.[8] In 2023, he rushed just 14 times for 59 yards in four games in order to preserve his redshirt and use it to redshirt in 2023.[9] After the season, McCaskill entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal for the second time.[10]
Arizona State
McCaskill transferred to play for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[9]
Sam Houston
On April 26, 2025, McCaskill announced that he would transfer to Sam Houston.[11]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||
| 2021 | Houston | 14 | 12 | 189 | 961 | 5.1 | 16 | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | Houston | DNP (injury—knee) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | Arizona State | 8 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 2025 | Sam Houston | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 26 | 13 | 210 | 1,037 | 4.9 | 16 | 23 | 132 | 5.7 | 2 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Alton McCaskill Running Back Colorado". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Houston Cougars land commitment from standout running back". Click2Houston. January 8, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph. "UH has fearsome freshman in running back Alton McCaskill". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (May 9, 2024). "Former Colorado RB Alton McCaskill headed to Arizona State". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Wilson, Dave (April 26, 2023). "Houston RB Alton McCaskill IV enters transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Sean (January 19, 2022). "Looking back on Alton McCaskill's 2021 breakout season". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph. "Houston running back Alton McCaskill describes injury that ended his season". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Khan, Sam (May 16, 2023). "Former Houston RB Alton McCaskill transferring to Colorado: What he brings to the Buffaloes". The Athletic. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Smardo, Henry (May 10, 2024). "COLORADO TRANSFER RUNNING BACK ALTON MCCASKILL COMMITS TO ASU". The Arizona State Press. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Thamel, Pete (April 18, 2024). "Colorado tailback Alton McCaskill to enter transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ @AltonMcaskillIV (April 26, 2025). "Let's do it @BearkatsFB" (Tweet) – via Twitter.