Receiver, James Madison (from Army, Iowa State), 2020–25
Isaiah Alston
Lettered 2024 at Iowa State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 199 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Carteret, NJ
Isaiah Alston played receiver at Army (2020–23), Iowa State (2024) and James Madison (2025).
Career highs
7catches, career highat Wake Forest, 2022135receiving yards, career highvs. Delaware State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Delaware State, 2023Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2025
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Army | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 | Army | 22 | 449 | 20.4 | 3 | 48 |
| 2022 | Army | 16 | 285 | 17.8 | 1 | 67 |
| 2023 | Army | 9 | 266 | 29.6 | 2 | 70 |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 2 | 20 |
| Career | 58 | 1,180 | 20.3 | 8 | 70 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Army | 8 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Army | 8 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Army | 8 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Army | 8 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Iowa State | 8 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | James Madison | 8 | WR | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′4″ | 199 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Army | 2 | 2.03 | – | – | 4.1 | – |
| 2021 | Army | 32 | 0.77 | 66th (n=410) | 0.67 | 24.7 | 5% |
| 2022 | Army | 20 | 0.95 | – | – | 19.0 | 5% |
| 2023 | Army | 12 | 1.66 | – | – | 19.9 | – |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 6 | 0.20 | – | – | 1.2 | – |
| 2025 | James Madison | 13 | 0.28 | – | – | 3.7 | – |
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
2025 James Madison 5 games, 7 catches, 81 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–10 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 5 | at | L 14–28 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 35–23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 58–10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 59–10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
2024 Iowa State 1 game, 2 catches, 52 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 42–41 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 39 |
2023 Army 4 games, 9 catches, 266 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 13–17 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 57–0 | 3 | 135 | 2 | 70 |
| Sep 15 | at | W 37–29 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 55 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 16–29 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
2022 Army 7 games, 16 catches, 285 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 28–38 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 38–41 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 48 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 10–45 | 7 | 123 | 1 | 67 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 48–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 7–13 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 9–10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 44–7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
2021 Army 10 games, 22 catches, 449 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 52–21 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 16–28 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 29 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 14–20 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 56–70 | 6 | 107 | 2 | 39 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 21–14 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 48 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 63–10 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 33–17 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 27 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 31–16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 11 | vs. | L 13–17 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | W 24–22 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
2020 Army 3 games, 2 catches, 47 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 42–0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 37–7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 12–38 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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