ALFORD QUICK HITS
- 46 career games in DI Football (42 at Syracuse, 2020-23; 4 at Utah, 2024) with 29 starts (28 at Syracuse, 1 at Utah).
- Has 1,291 receiving yards in 46 games.
2024: Played in four games, starting in the win over Southern Utah.
Prior to Utah: Played in 42 career games with 28 starts at Syracuse from 2020-23.
- Recorded 67 catches for 1,291 yards (7 TD) at Syracuse, averaging 19.3 yards per reception.
- Had 610 receiving yards on 33 catches (3 TD) in 2023, starting all 13 games as a team captain.
- Career-best nine catches for 135 yards against Army in 2023.
- Also had four catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns against Wake Forest in 2023.
- Had 20 catches for 429 yards (2 TD) in 2022 as a sophomore (21.5 ypc).
- Also had 249 receiving yards on 13 catches (2 TD) in 2021.
- His first catch of 2021 was a career-long 73-yarder for a touchdown.
- Played in four games as a true freshman in 2020, catching one pass.
High School: Three-star recruit out of McArthur HS.
- Earned PrepStar All-Southeast Region.
- Totaled 1,379 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns his senior season, including 26 catches for 590 yards (22.7 ypc) and 10 touchdowns.
- Helped McArthur to an 8-3 season and a berth in the Class 7A regional semifinals.
- Team Captain.
- Transferred To McArthur from Dalbe-Viau Secondary School in Lachine, Quebec, Canada.
- Member of the U-18 Canadian National Team that competed against the United States in the 2019 International Bowl.
- Also played basketball at McArthur, and soccer and track and field throughout high school.
Personal: Son of Melvin Alford … has three siblings … born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.