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JONATHAN ALSTON
Offensive Guard
2000 / 2004
Goose Creek, SC
Biography
Alston was All-Region and All-state as a senior at Stratford in addition to being named the Charleston Post and Courier’s All-Lowcountry team. He played in the Shrine Bowl after his senior season and was named the number nine player in the Atlantic region by PrepStar. Alston committed to USC over Georgia Tech, Clemson and Michigan State and redshirted in 2000 as a true freshman. He played in nine games in 2001 as a reserve defensive lineman. He had a season-high four tackles against Georgia and recorded a sack against Alabama. Alston was shifted to the offensive line in 2002 and played in eight games as the top backup to Travelle Wharton at left tackle. He took over as a starter in 2003, winning the Team Toughness Award in spring practice that year then starting the first six games before a knee injury sidelined him. Alston came back to start three more games that year then ten games in 2004. He played in the NFL with the Washington Redskins in 2006 and the Seattle Seahawks in 2007 and played with the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe in 2007. He is now an IT consultant in the Boston area.
Prior Schools
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Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
2000 Fall 2000 86 DL 6-5 247 Fr
2000 Tennessee 2000 86 DL 6-5 247 Fr 0 0
2001 Spring 2001 86 DE 6-5 265 RFr
2001 Fall 2001 86 DT 6-5 275 RFr 0 0
2002 Spring 2002 72 OG 6-5 275 So
2002 Fall 2002 72 OT 6-5 276 So 0 0
2003 Spring 2003 72 OG 6-5 302 Jr
2003 Fall 2003 72 OG 6-5 302 Jr
2003 Alabama-Birmingham 2003 72 OG 6-5 302 Jr
2003 Final 2003 72 OG 6-5 302 Jr 9 9
2004 Spring 2004 72 OG 6-5 302 Sr
2004 Fall 2004 72 OG 6-5 302 Sr 10 10
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
2002 Outback Bowl Left Defensive End 2nd String
2002 Media Guide Right Tackle 2nd String
2003 Spring Right Guard Starter
8/30/2003 vs Louisiana-Lafayette Right Guard Co-Starter
9/27/2003 vs Tennessee Right Guard Starter
10/9/2003 vs Kentucky Right Guard Starter
9/4/04 vs Vanderbilt Right Guard Starter
9/18/04 vs South Florida Right Guard Starter
10/9/04 vs Mississippi Right Guard Starter
9/13/2003 vs. Georgia Right Guard Starter
Honors
AwardYear
1999 Shrine Bowl
Recruiting Rankings and Honors
SourcePositionRank
PrepStar Atlantic ALL 9
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
2001 7 5 12 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2 0 15.62 0.91
Tot 7 5 12 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2 0 15.62

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle
Penalties
YearPenaltiesYards
2004 2 -20
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
2003-08-30 Louisiana-Lafayette Right Guard
2003-09-06 Virginia Right Guard
2003-09-13 Georgia Right Guard
2003-09-20 Alabama-Birmingham Right Guard
2003-09-27 Tennessee Right Guard
2003-10-09 Kentucky Right Guard
2003-10-25 Vanderbilt Right Guard
2003-11-01 Mississippi Right Guard
2003-11-22 Clemson Right Guard
2004-09-04 Vanderbilt Right Guard
2004-09-11 Georgia Right Guard
2004-09-18 South Florida Right Guard
2004-09-25 Troy Right Guard
2004-10-02 Alabama Right Guard
2004-10-09 Mississippi Right Guard
2004-10-16 Kentucky Right Guard
2004-10-30 Tennessee Right Guard
2004-11-06 Arkansas Right Guard
2004-11-20 Clemson Right Guard
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
Defense - Sacks
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
2001 2001-09-29 Alabama 3 8 ALA 31 Tyler Watts sacked by Jonathan Alston for loss of 11, fumble, recovered by UA
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
2001 2001-09-08 Georgia 1 10 USC 49 Musa Smith rush for 4 (Jonathan Alston, Shaun Smith)
2001 2001-09-08 Georgia 2 6 USC 34 Musa Smith rush for 3 (Jeremiah Garrison, Jonathan Alston)
2001 2001-09-08 Georgia 4 1 USC 29 Musa Smith rush for 2 (Jeremiah Garrison, Jonathan Alston)
2001 2001-09-08 Georgia 1 10 USC 27 Jasper Sanks rush for 3 (Jermeiah Garrison, Jonathan Alston)
2001 2001-09-08 Georgia 2 7 USC 24 Jasper Sanks rush for 4 (Jeremiah Garrison, Jonathan Alston)
2001 2001-09-20 Mississippi State 1 10 MST 32 Dontae Walker rush for 3 (Jonathan Alston)
2001 2001-09-29 Alabama 3 8 ALA 31 Tyler Watts sacked by Jonathan Alston for loss of 11, fumble, recovered by UA
2001 2001-09-29 Alabama 2 4 USC 16 Santonio Beard rush for 4 (Jonathan Alston, Kenneth Harney)
2001 2001-10-06 Kentucky 2 16 UKY 49 Dougie Allen, 7-yd pass from Shane Boyd (Jonathan Alston)
2001 2001-10-13 Arkansas 2 5 ARK 15 Fred Talley rush for 2 (Jonathan Alston, Kenneth Harney)