Myles Alston

#8 · WR · Jr. · Old Dominion6′1″ · 181 lb · Virginia Beach, VA · Ocean Lakes

Myles Alston: WR · Old Dominion · #8.

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Myles Alston

WR · Old Dominion · Jr · #8

Moves the chains on third down. Second year in the same receiving corps at Old Dominion. A game that shows it: 55 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Coastal Carolina — Week 6, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Old Dominion in the news

ODU first trip to RustonWAVY.com Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Old Dominion	23	246	10.7	0	30
2023	Old Dominion	--	--	--	--	--
Career		23	246	10.7	0	30

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 19-23@ South Carolina	5	40	8.0	18
Wk 2	L 14-20vs East Carolina	5	38	7.6	12
Wk 6	L 37-45@ Coastal Carolina	3	55	18.3	30	Season-high 55 yds
Wk 7	W 21-14@ Georgia State	1	17	17.0	17
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Texas State	2	32	16.0	28
Wk 9	W 47-19vs Georgia Southern	2	17	8.5	13
Wk 10	L 20-28@ App State	3	24	8.0	11
Wk 12	L 32-35vs James Madison	1	18	18.0	18
Wk 14	W 40-32@ Arkansas State	1	5	5.0	5
Total		23	246	10.7	30

Signature game

Week 1 · 2024

L 19-23

at South Carolina

5 rec · 40 yds

With S. Hall — 40.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · G. Wilson — 197 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 49.9 · 16 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Texas State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.34C.Joseph pass complete. Catch made by M.Alston for 28 yards. D.Vines FUMBLES, forced by K.Culp. Fumble RECOVERED by TXST-K.Alexander at ODU 50. Tackled by ODU at ODU 50.
Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Colton Joseph pass complete to Myles Alston for 30 yds to the CCU 1 for a
Week 7 · Georgia State · 3rd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.15Colton Joseph pass complete to Myles Alston for 17 yds to the ODU 48 for a
Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.77Colton Joseph pass complete to Myles Alston for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 1 · South Carolina · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.75Grant Wilson pass complete to Myles Alston for a
Week 2 · East Carolina · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Grant Wilson pass complete to Myles Alston for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a

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Week 2 · East Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.64Grant Wilson pass complete to Myles Alston for a loss of 3 yards to the ECU 41
Week 2 · East Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.49Grant Wilson pass complete to Myles Alston for 12 yds to the ODU 33 for a
Week 2 · East Carolina · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Grant Wilson pass complete to Myles Alston for 12 yds to the ECU 19
Week 1 · South Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.20Grant Wilson pass complete to Myles Alston for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Ricky Rahne, all run-leaning offenses — 11-14 over that span.

2023Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning

2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#404 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

30Below cohort / limited sample #404 of 466 · 2024?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#293 / 610 · 52nd pct

0.89

Catch rate#362 / 610 · 41st pct

88.0%

Yards / catch#483 / 610 · 21st pct

9.4

Explosive rate#486 / 610 · 20th pct

8.0%

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Receptions#356 / 541 · 33rd pct

Rec yards#416 / 541 · 23rd pct

246

Yards / catch#444 / 541 · 18th pct

10.7

Long catch#470 / 541 · 12th pct

Rec TDs#469 / 541 · 7th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.5	26.2	12.5	0.0
Road5g	2.6	28.2	11.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.5	37.5	12.7	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	19.2	11.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Pass share

41.3%

333 pass / 474 run

Plays / game

67.2

12 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

354 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

23 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

30 · #404 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #404 at the position.

Myles Alston

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Style of play

Fans

Old Dominion in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

23 catches in 9 games

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2021

2023