Taijh Alston: DE · Colorado · #49.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Taijh Alston
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Neal Brown and Deion Sanders. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Utah — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
BroBible Oct 27
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorado | 23 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 18 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 36 | 23 | 11.0 | 5.0 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 46 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-42@ No. 17 TCU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-14vs Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-35vs Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 6-42@ No. 10 Oregon | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-48vs No. 8 USC | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 43-46vs Stanford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-34vs No. 23 Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-56@ Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-23@ Utah | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 36-14
vs Nebraska
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Nebraska.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%2 sacksTFL rate
22%5 TFLHurry rate
9%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
56%2 of 4 pressures23 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Pass share
57.2%
474 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
69.1
12 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #275 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at West Virginia and Colorado, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Scottie Montgomery, Dana Holgorsen, Neal Brown and Deion Sanders.
