Former defensive lineman at Miami. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
6′2″ · 256 lb · Chesapeake, VA
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.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 2253 nationally · Signed with Marshall
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at Miami. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
Elijah Alston
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Doc Holliday, Charles Huff and Mario Cristobal. 2023 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Miami, 12 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Manny Diaz, Jess Simpson, and Mario Cristobal. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (27th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 41–17
at Florida
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17@ Florida | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Florida A&M | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-0vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-15@ South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-34vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 38-42@ Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 41-42vs Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Keith Conley Jr.’s 2024 season.
Matches Keith on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cooper McDonald's graduate season at TCU (2024).
Matches Cooper on
Player DNA