2022 Football Roster
Roster
McCaskill IV, Alton

Jersey Number 22
Alton McCaskill IV
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Conroe, Texas
- High School:
- Oak Ridge HS
Bio
Student-Athlete Features
Houston Chronicle – McCaskill ‘way ahead of schedule’ in rehab from knee injury
Houston Chronicle – UH makes its in-person visit with McCaskill pay off
Houston Chronicle – UH has fearsome freshman in McCaskill
Paper City Mag – Future star McCaskill shows why Holgorsen’s plan just may work after all
As a Junior (2023)
- Dave Campbell’s Texas Football “Texas 10” – No. 3 Best Running Back
As a Sophomore (2022)
- Missed entire season
- Suffered torn ACL during spring
As a Freshman (2021)
- American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year
- All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
- Dave Campbell offensive Freshman of the Year
- First Cougar to earn Rookie of Year honors since Ed Oliver in 2016
- Set UH’s true freshman rushing TD record (16)
- Led all true freshman nationally in rushing TDs (16)
- Appeared in 14 games (482 snaps)
- Started final 12 games of season
- 189 rushes for 961 yards (68.6 per game)
- 21 receptions for 113 yards and two touchdowns
- Led Cougars in scoring (108 points) and was second in all-purpose yards (1,074)
- 29 explosive rushes (10+ yards)
- Season-high 22 carries and three TDs against South Florida (Nov. 6)
- First career 100+ rushing yard performance vs. Grambling (Sept. 18)
- Season-high 129 rushing yards with two TDs at Temple (Nov. 13
- Back-to-back 20+ carries and 125+ rushing yards at USF (Nov. 6) and Temple (Nov. 13)
- Averaged 5.0+ rushing yards per attempt for seven consecutive weeks
- At least one rushing TD in all regular season road games
- 14 rushes for 78 yards in Birmingham Bowl win vs. Auburn (Dec. 28)
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Rated as nation’s No. 21 running back in class of 2021
- No. 54 overall player in Texas by 247Sports
- District MVP as a senior
- Rushing for 1,141 yards and 11 touchdowns as senior
- First-Team All-District as a junior
- Second-Team All-District as a sophomore
- Rushed for nearly 900 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2019
- As a senior, helped Oak Ridge to first playoff win in 18 years
- Also competed in track and field
- Ran 100 meters, 200 meters and relays
- 10.91 mark in the 100 meters
- Chose Houston over Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Penn State, UCLA and USC among others
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29