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Jersey Number 22
Alton McCaskill IV
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Conroe, Texas
- High School:
- Oak Ridge HS
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
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Coach Fritz)
Saturday, November 22
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews TCU
Monday, November 17
