#49

Taijh Alston

Senior defensive end for Colorado. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

DE · Colorado · Sr. · #49

6′4″ · 255 lb · Vass, NC

CFB Index 39 · #275 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceColorado 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 1471 nationally · Signed with East Carolina

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Colorado. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to East Carolina in 2017.
  • Transferred from West Virginia to Colorado in 2023.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Colorado, 10 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

  • Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Union Pines

2019

  • Signed with West Virginia3-star out of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.

202310 games

The role got bigger.

  • Entered the portal

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1471 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2019–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

4 coaches
2019
Mel Tucker
Colorado
2020–2021
Karl Dorrell
Colorado
era →
2022
Mike Sanford Jr.
Colorado
era →
2023era →

Played under 4 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., and Deion Sanders. Multi-era developmental context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology