Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (15.8%).
Rutgers · W 42-35
No carries.
Oregon · L 27-41
No carries.
Penn State · W 31-23
No carries.
Ohio State · W 30-18
No carries.
Alston has carries in 5 of USC’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Has Alston gotten reps before this game? He's a bright spot on the offense so far”
Shahn Alston
A game that shows it: 34 rushing yards against Louisiana — Week 2, 2026.
120 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 24 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (15.8%).
Against Wisconsin on Oct. 24: 7 carries for 28 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 24 carries for 120 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 | USC | 24 | 120 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Career | 24 | 120 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Wisconsin | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 24 | 120 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 42-26
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 23.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 28.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 23.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 28.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
51.8%
310 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.