Missouri State · L 3-24
4 carries, 12 yards
The other 7 games average 31 yards. This one was 19 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Alton McCaskill
Played for four head coaches across five seasons and four programs. First career honor, 2021: AAC Rookie of the Year. A game that shows it: 51 rushing yards and 2 receptions against Troy — Week 1, 2026.
232 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 59 carries
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Against Missouri State on Oct. 27: 4 carries for 12 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 59 carries for 232 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 59 | 232 | 3.9 | 1 | 24 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 88 | 371 | 4.2 | 1 | 52 |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | Colorado | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | Houston | 189 | 961 | 5.1 | 16 | 36 |
| Career | 357 | 1,640 | 4.6 | 18 | 52 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | Arizona State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | Houston | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 2 | 35 |
| Career | 46 | 247 | 5.4 | 3 | 35 |
Last game (Wk 9): 12 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 59 | 232 | 3.9 | 1 | 24 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 59-0
vs Nicholls
41 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 59-point win at home against Nicholls.
With L. Locke — 322 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.1 · 24 rush yds (4 car) · T. Burns Jr. — 1 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
299th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%58 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.9 yds/carry on 59 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
187% of team targetsCatch rate
78%14 of 18 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
78% catch rate on 18 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 27.0 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 31.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 35.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 10.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #294 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #24 of 28 Conference USA RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Dana Holgorsen, Deion Sanders, Kenny Dillingham and Phil Longo.
