Running back, Boston College (from West Virginia), 2018–⁠22

Alec Sinkfield

Lettered 2021–⁠22, 2026 (school media guide)

Number
No. 26
Height
5′9″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Delray Beach, FL

Alec Sinkfield played running back at West Virginia (2018–⁠20) and Boston College (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

123rushing yards, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 20202rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018West Virginia19683.619
2019West Virginia17412.406
2020West Virginia783274.2336
2021Boston College853504.1233
2022Boston College341.305
Career2027903.9636

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018West Virginia2290–––
2019West Virginia714109380
2020West Virginia2350191010
2021Boston College4920–––
Career152970281390

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018West Virginia44411.0031
2019West Virginia5183.6012
2020West Virginia9556.1018
2021Boston College166.006
2022Boston College4235.8016
Career231466.3031

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018West Virginia26RBYr 1
2019West Virginia26RBYr 2
2020West Virginia26RBYr 3
2021Boston College26RBYr 4
2022Boston College26RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″193

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018West Virginia230.08––1.96%–
2019West Virginia25-0.21––-5.26%–
2020West Virginia90-0.075th (n=212)0.14-6.613%-0.13
2021Boston College85-0.054th (n=277)0.16-3.911%0.11
2022Boston College50.21––1.1––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Boston College 4 games, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.RutgersL 21–⁠22––––––
Sep 10atVirginia TechL 10–⁠27240–––
Sep 17vs.MaineW 38–⁠17––––––
Sep 24atFlorida StateL 14–⁠44100–––
2021 Boston College 12 games, 350 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.ColgateW 51–⁠06200–––
Sep 11atMassachusettsW 45–⁠2813451–––
Sep 18atTempleW 28–⁠36350–––
Sep 25vs.MissouriW 41–⁠348330–––
Oct 2atClemsonL 13–⁠19680–––
Oct 16vs.NC StateL 7–⁠337460–––
Oct 23atLouisvilleL 14–⁠289531–––
Oct 30atSyracuseL 6–⁠21420–––
Nov 5vs.Virginia TechW 17–⁠39340–––
Nov 13atGeorgia TechW 41–⁠30450–––
Nov 20vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠268300259–
Nov 27vs.Wake ForestL 10–⁠415390233–
2020 West Virginia 10 games, 327 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12vs.Eastern KentuckyW 56–⁠10151232––5
Sep 26atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠277110––1
Oct 3vs.BaylorW 27–⁠216530–––
Oct 17vs.KansasW 38–⁠1714181––5
Oct 24atTexas TechL 27–⁠346110–––
Oct 31vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠10148501201
Nov 7atTexasL 13–⁠17650––3
Nov 14vs.TCUW 24–⁠67150––1
Dec 5atIowa StateL 6–⁠42360––1
Dec 31 ✦vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21–––1152
2019 West Virginia 10 games, 16 returns, 179 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.James MadisonW 20–⁠13130––1
Sep 7atMissouriL 7–⁠389270139–
Sep 14vs.NC StateW 44–⁠274100––2
Sep 21atKansasW 29–⁠24–––––1
Oct 5vs.TexasL 31–⁠42–––––2
Oct 12vs.Iowa StateL 14–⁠38–––243–
Oct 19atOklahomaL 14–⁠523102231
Oct 31atBaylorL 14–⁠17–––1161
Nov 9vs.Texas TechL 17–⁠38–––120–
Nov 16atKansas StateW 24–⁠20–––––1
2018 West Virginia 5 games, 68 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.TennesseeW 40–⁠14140–––
Sep 8vs.Youngstown StateW 52–⁠175241–––
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 58–⁠147260–––
Nov 10vs.TCUW 47–⁠104100229–
Dec 28 ✦vs.SyracuseL 18–⁠34240–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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