Damien Alford at Utah, 2023
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Receiver, Utah (from Syracuse), 2020–⁠24

Damien Alford

Number
No. 9
Height
6′6″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Montreal, PQ
Born
Apr 6, 2001, in Montreal

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Damien Alford played receiver at Syracuse (2020–⁠23) and Utah (2024).

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Army, 2023135receiving yards, career highvs. Army, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Syracuse133.003
2021Syracuse1324919.2273
2022Syracuse2042921.4258
2023Syracuse3361018.5347
Career671,29119.3773

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Syracuse9WRYr 1
2021Syracuse9WRYr 2
2022Syracuse9WRYr 3
2023Syracuse9WRYr 4
2024Utah9WRSr. (Yr 5)6′6″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Syracuse1-0.42––-0.4–
2021Syracuse220.76––16.73%
2022Syracuse251.23––30.84%
2023Syracuse441.0683rd (n=681)0.8046.77%
2024Utah1-1.48––-1.5–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Utah 1 game, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 9vs.BYUL 21–⁠22––––
2023 Syracuse 10 games, 33 catches, 610 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.ColgateW 65–⁠0327113
Sep 9vs.Western MichiganW 48–⁠7115015
Sep 16atPurdueW 35–⁠20470034
Sep 23vs.ArmyW 29–⁠169135031
Sep 30vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠31135035
Oct 14atFlorida StateL 3–⁠41237022
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 10–⁠38470022
Nov 18atGeorgia TechL 22–⁠31112012
Nov 25vs.Wake ForestW 35–⁠314126247
Dec 21 ✦vs.South FloridaL 0–⁠45483033
2022 Syracuse 11 games, 20 catches, 429 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atUConnW 48–⁠14147147
Sep 23vs.VirginiaW 22–⁠20218016
Oct 1vs.WagnerW 59–⁠0117017
Oct 15vs.NC StateW 24–⁠9134034
Oct 22atClemsonL 21–⁠27122022
Oct 29vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠41123023
Nov 5atPittsburghL 9–⁠19248031
Nov 12vs.Florida StateL 3–⁠38223017
Nov 19atWake ForestL 35–⁠45257043
Nov 26atBoston CollegeW 32–⁠23483158
Dec 29 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 20–⁠28357029
2021 Syracuse 10 games, 13 catches, 249 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 18vs.UAlbanyW 62–⁠24173173
Sep 24vs.LibertyW 24–⁠21119019
Oct 2atFlorida StateL 30–⁠33229017
Oct 9vs.Wake ForestL 37–⁠401303
Oct 15vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠17224017
Oct 23atVirginia TechW 41–⁠36145145
Oct 30vs.Boston CollegeW 21–⁠6114014
Nov 13atLouisvilleL 3–⁠41217014
Nov 20atNC StateL 17–⁠41116016
Nov 27vs.PittsburghL 14–⁠311909
2020 Syracuse 1 game, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 31vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠381303

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height6′5⅛″
Weight215 lb

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2025CFLCalgary Stampeders
2026–CFLCalgary Stampeders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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