Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 27 | 99 | 3.6 | 0 | 24 |
#22
Alton McCaskill
Senior running back for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Conroe, TX · Oak Ridge HS / Arizona State / Colorado / Houston
CFB Index 32 · #297 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Sam Houston for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
99
rushing yards · 2026
3.7 per carry · 7 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 22 car · 125 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 48 rush yds, 9 rec yds, vs Tulsa
Swing playSwung Sam Houston from 24% to 44% to win.Sam Houston at Western Kentucky · 41-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2021.
- Transferred from Arizona State to Sam Houston in 2025.
- Named AAC Rookie of the Year in 2021.
Alton McCaskill
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Alton McCaskill has played for four head coaches across five seasons and four programs. His first career honor landed in 2021: AAC Rookie of the Year. The receipt: 51 rush yds, 2 receptions against Troy — Week 1, 2026.
99 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 27 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202113 games
- Signed with Houston3-star out of Conroe Oak Ridge
- All-AACsecond
- AAC Rookie of the Yearwinner
20234 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
20258 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coaches2021
—
Sam Houston
2023–2024era →
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
2025–2026era →
Phil Longo
Sam Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
2023Colorado4-8HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 49.5 YDS/g, 3.6 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #24 of 28 Conference USA RBs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 27 | 99 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 88 | 371 | 4.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Houston | 189 | 961 | 5.1 | 16 | -- |
| Career | 325 | 1,507 | 4.6 | 17 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Houston | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 39 | 209 | 5.4 | 3 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Troy · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.88(10:20) Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush left for 24 yards gain to the SHSU41 (#29 J.Lott), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.72(12:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush left for 10 yards gain to the TLS39 (#1 Z.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Troy · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA -1.66(06:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush right for 3 yards loss to the TROY47 (#15 K.Jones; #11 T.Clemons), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.20(06:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM45 (#27 Z.Woodham), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.19(13:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush middle for 13 yards gain to the TLS49 (#1 Z.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Troy · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.13(08:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush right for 0 yards to the SHSU49 (#3 D.Nelson)
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.10(13:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush middle for 0 yards to the TLS49 (#58 T.Rich; #0 K.Duhon)
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA -1.08(08:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short right to #22 A.McCaskill caught at SAM45, for 1 yard loss to the SAM45 (#2 D.Robinson; #16 C.Williford)
- Week 1 · Troy · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.00(08:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #22 A.McCaskill caught at SHSU35, for 3 yards loss to the SHSU36 (#15 K.Jones)
- Week 1 · Troy · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.89(14:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.McCaskill rush left for 2 yards loss to the SHSU23 (#18 J.Perry; #12 S.Welch)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cam Davis’s 2021 season.
73%match
Matches Cam on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Class year
Differs from Cam on
Receiving share (lower)
Height (higher)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to James Jones’s path through Delaware State.
91%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 24
Matches James on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Mcdonald's senior season at Boston College (2025).
74%match
Matches Jordan on
Yards / reception
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Differs from Jordan on
Rush TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Alton McCaskill
Background
Arizona State Spent the 2024 season at Arizona State ... played in 8 total games, rushing 7 times for 17 yards in the opener vs Wyoming Colorado Transferred to Colorado for the 2023 season where he was seen as a 4-star prospect in the transfer portal by 247, which rated him at .9100 ... was ranke...
The backfield · Sam Houston
- #10Landan Brown487 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Alton McCaskill371 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Jerrian Parker0 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Ah'Marion Gaines-Smithno box-score line yet
- #43Nick Normanno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology