#22
USC · 2026

Shahn Alston

RBFreshman5' 10", 220 lbsPainesville, OH★★★★ 2026 recruit · #114 nationally
USC Trojans7-2 · TDC #23
Snap share
13%
likely 10–16%
Rush yards
120
451st of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.0
Rush TD
1
411th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.23
27 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

27 plays · +6.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.23
Passing-0.51
Rushing+0.32
1st down-0.07
2nd down+0.40
3rd down+1.19
Standard downs+0.19
Passing downs+0.64
AlstonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays2%
Run plays14%
1st down9%
2nd down8%
3rd down5%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs2%
AlstonRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries15—
Success rate86.7%—
Explosive run rate6.7%—
Stuffed at the line6.7%—
First downs6—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Alston's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction24 carries

Left
13%
9.3 YPC · 100% succ.
Middle
83%
4.1 YPC · 55% succ.
Right
4%
10.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Shahn Alston'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

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 5.9 vs San José State (Week 1)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1San José StateW 42–265.97304.318·····
1Fresno StateW 39–04.84205.0010·····
2LouisianaW 49–305.45346.8015·····
3@RutgersW 42–35—no stats recorded
4OregonL 27–41—no stats recorded
5WashingtonW 25–21—188.008·····
6@Penn StateW 31–23—no stats recorded
8@WisconsinL 7–245.67284.0072126.0015
9Ohio StateW 30–18—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games5.4241205.01152126.0015

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries24—
Yards120451st / 1519
Yards / carry5—
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long15—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21510th / 2089
Yards121705th / 2074
Yards / catch6—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · San José State76~16 (11–21)721%
Wk 1 · Fresno State68~11 (3–21)416%
Wk 2 · Louisiana72~13 (3–25)518%
Wk 5 · Washington69~10 (2–19)114%
Wk 8 · Wisconsin75~27 (18–35)1036%
Season61177 (60–95)2713%

Position Room

8 RBs on the USC roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
8King MillerRBSO1386814.959+0.12
2Waymond JordanRBSR753354.537+0.03
22Shahn AlstonRBFR24120512+0.23
Riley WormleyRB13715.529+0.35
6Deshonne RedeauxRBFR6376.21—+0.93
30Kayne MillerRBFR——————
34Tyson ParkRBFR——————
41Cian McKelveyRBJR——————

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. USC depth chart →