2015 Football Roster
Roster
Alston, Sherman

Jersey Number 6
Sherman Alston
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 163
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Harlem. N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's
Bio
ALSTON’S CAREER HIGHS
2015 (SOPHOMORE): An Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC fourth-team honoree … saw action in 11 games, making one start against Maine (Sept. 5) … totaled 326 all-purpose yards … returned 23 punts for 182 yards and returned two kickoffs for 31 yards … caught seven passes for 77 yards and rushed 13 times for 36 yards … ranked second in the ACC with 7.9 yards/punt return while he was tied for fifth in the conference with 23 punt returns … ranked seventh in the ACC with 182 total punt return yards … recorded at least one rushing attempt in all but three games … tallied a season-high 91 all-purpose yards against Maine (Sept. 5), returning three punts for 35 yards, two kickoffs for 31 yards and caught three passes for 31 yards … caught two passes for 15 yards, rushed four times for nine yards and took back three punts for 25 yards against No. 9 Florida State (Sept. 18) … set a career-high with five punt returns for 53 yards against Wake Forest (Oct. 10).
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Played in all 13 games, starting one against Southern California (Sept. 13) ... recorded 352 rushing yards on 34 carries with two touchdowns ... notched 175 receiving yards on 16 receptions with two TDs ... averaged 10.4 yards per rush and 10.9 yards per catch ... returned 15 punts for 125 yards ... averaged 50.2 all-purpose yards per game ... tallied 36 all-purpose yards in BC debut at Massachusetts (Aug. 30), rushing twice for 30 yards and catching one pass for six yards ... first career touchdown was a career-long, 54-yard run in the Eagles' upset of No. 9 USC ... rushed a season-high 57 yards on five carries in the win against Maine (Sept. 20) ... tallied 121 all-purpose yards and a rushing touchdown at NC State (Oct. 11) with 53 rushing yards (5 carries), 23 receiving yards (2 receptions) and 45 punt return yards (2 returns) ... notched first career receiving touchdown against Clemson (Oct. 13), recording 23 yards on three catches ... caught a 26-yard TD pass in the win against Syracuse (Nov. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned third-team all-state honors, first-team all-county recognition and first-team All-Non-Public honors as a senior in 2013 ... rushed 201 times for 1,197 yards, a 5.9 average and 22 touchdowns in 2013; added 19 catches for 251 yards and a touchdown and totaled 1,689 all-purpose yards ... helped lead Saint Joseph's to three state championships ... concluded his high school career with 2,656 rushing yards ... played for head coach Tony Montvale.
PERSONAL
Sherman Alston... enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences ... recipient of the Hayes Family Scholarship Fund … Sherman is the son of Farrah Campbell and Sherman Alston.
- Points scored: 6, 4 times
- Touchdowns: 1, 4 times
- Rush attempts: 5, vs. Maine, Sept. 20, 2014; at NC State, Oct. 11, 2014; Clemson, Oct. 18, 2014
- Rush yards: 57 vs. Maine, Sept. 20, 2014
- Rush TDs: 1, vs. Southern California, Sept. 13, 2014; at NC State, Oct. 11, 2014
- Long rush: 54 vs. Southern California, Sept. 13, 2014
- Receptions: 3 vs. Clemson, Oct. 18, 2014; vs. Maine, Sept. 5, 2015
- Receiving yards: 39 at Virginia Tech, Nov. 1, 2014
- Receiving TDs: 1, vs. Clemson, Oct. 18, 2014; Syracuse, Nov. 29, 2014
- Long reception: 39 at Virginia Tech, Nov. 1, 2014
- All-purpose yards: 121 at NC State, Oct. 11, 2014
- Punt returns: 5 vs. Wake Forest, Oct. 10, 2015
- Punt return yards: 53 vs. Wake Forest, Oct. 10, 2015
- Long punt return: 39 vs. Howard, Sept. 12, 2015
- Tackles: 1, 2 times
2015 (SOPHOMORE): An Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC fourth-team honoree … saw action in 11 games, making one start against Maine (Sept. 5) … totaled 326 all-purpose yards … returned 23 punts for 182 yards and returned two kickoffs for 31 yards … caught seven passes for 77 yards and rushed 13 times for 36 yards … ranked second in the ACC with 7.9 yards/punt return while he was tied for fifth in the conference with 23 punt returns … ranked seventh in the ACC with 182 total punt return yards … recorded at least one rushing attempt in all but three games … tallied a season-high 91 all-purpose yards against Maine (Sept. 5), returning three punts for 35 yards, two kickoffs for 31 yards and caught three passes for 31 yards … caught two passes for 15 yards, rushed four times for nine yards and took back three punts for 25 yards against No. 9 Florida State (Sept. 18) … set a career-high with five punt returns for 53 yards against Wake Forest (Oct. 10).
2014 (FRESHMAN)
Played in all 13 games, starting one against Southern California (Sept. 13) ... recorded 352 rushing yards on 34 carries with two touchdowns ... notched 175 receiving yards on 16 receptions with two TDs ... averaged 10.4 yards per rush and 10.9 yards per catch ... returned 15 punts for 125 yards ... averaged 50.2 all-purpose yards per game ... tallied 36 all-purpose yards in BC debut at Massachusetts (Aug. 30), rushing twice for 30 yards and catching one pass for six yards ... first career touchdown was a career-long, 54-yard run in the Eagles' upset of No. 9 USC ... rushed a season-high 57 yards on five carries in the win against Maine (Sept. 20) ... tallied 121 all-purpose yards and a rushing touchdown at NC State (Oct. 11) with 53 rushing yards (5 carries), 23 receiving yards (2 receptions) and 45 punt return yards (2 returns) ... notched first career receiving touchdown against Clemson (Oct. 13), recording 23 yards on three catches ... caught a 26-yard TD pass in the win against Syracuse (Nov. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned third-team all-state honors, first-team all-county recognition and first-team All-Non-Public honors as a senior in 2013 ... rushed 201 times for 1,197 yards, a 5.9 average and 22 touchdowns in 2013; added 19 catches for 251 yards and a touchdown and totaled 1,689 all-purpose yards ... helped lead Saint Joseph's to three state championships ... concluded his high school career with 2,656 rushing yards ... played for head coach Tony Montvale.
PERSONAL
Sherman Alston... enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences ... recipient of the Hayes Family Scholarship Fund … Sherman is the son of Farrah Campbell and Sherman Alston.
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