Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 55 | — |
| Success rate | 36.4% | 288th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.9% | 232nd / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 27.3% | 316th / 332 |
| First downs | 14 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 6 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 18 | — |
| Target share | 7.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 77.8% | — |
| Success rate per target | 38.9% | — |
| Yards per target | 2.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where McCaskill's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Run direction58 carries
2025 charting · Sam Houston
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of McCaskill’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted3 targets charted
Run direction51 carries
Career
5 seasons at 4 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Sam Houston#129 · 1-7 | 8 | 36% | 59 | 232 | 3.9 | 1 | 36.4% | 14 | 49 | 0 | 7.8% |
| 2025 | Sam Houston#134 · 2-10 | 8 | 30% | 88 | 371 | 4.2 | 1 | 38.2% | 9 | 66 | 1 | 6.1% |
| 2024 |  Arizona State#23 · 11-3 | 1 | 2% | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 |  Colorado#83 · 4-8 | 4 | 8% | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 66.7% | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.4% |
| 2021 |  Houston#22 · 12-2 | 14 | 48% | 189 | 961 | 5.1 | 16 | 40.3% | 21 | 113 | 2 | 6.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Alton McCaskill's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Alton McCaskill's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Troy | L 21–24 | 5.4 | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Tulsa | L 17–23 | 5.8 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Nicholls | W 59–0 | 6.2 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 1 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Texas Tech | L 14–49 | 5.1 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | @ Liberty | L 3–35 | 5.9 | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |  Western Kentucky | L 3–16 | 5.1 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |  New Mexico State | L 24–30 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | @ Missouri State | L 3–24 | 4.4 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.4 | 59 | 232 | 3.9 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 59 | — |
| Yards | 232 | 296th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.9 | 242nd / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 24 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 49 | 1156th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 3.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Troy | ✓ RB | 70 | ~41 (35–45) | 17 | · | 59% |
| Wk 2 · Tulsa | ✓ RB | 64 | ~41 (35–45) | 21 | 1 | 64% |
| Wk 3 · Nicholls | ✓ RB | 75 | ~18 (12–23) | 8 | · | 24% |
| Wk 4 · Texas Tech | ✓ RB | 67 | ~24 (16–31) | 10 | · | 36% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | ✓ RB | 59 | ~19 (13–25) | 9 | · | 32% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | — | 57 | ~13 (3–25) | 4 | · | 23% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico State | — | 52 | ~11 (3–21) | 3 | · | 21% |
| Wk 9 · Missouri State | — | 60 | ~15 (10–19) | 5 | · | 25% |
| Season | 5 GS | 504 | 182 (144–225) | 77 | 1 | 36% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alton McCaskill | RB | SR | 59 | 232 | 3.9 | 1 | 14 | -0.11 |
| 20 | MJ Dowdy | RB | FR | 40 | 147 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | -0.21 |
| 10 | Landan Brown | RB | SR | 33 | 125 | 3.8 | 1 | 17 | -0.01 |
| 6 | Jerrian Parker Jr. | RB | JR | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | +0.24 |
| Kaden Winkfield | RB | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | — | -0.13 | ||
| 25 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith | RB | SR | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.89 |
| 43 | Nick Norman | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →