Shahn Alston
RB · Freshman
5'10" · 220 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #22: Talanoa Ili (LB)
Background
- Hometown
- Painesville, Ohio
- High school
- Thomas W. Harvey HS
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.9517 247 composite)
- National rank
- #114
- Class
- 2026
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
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Alston, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2026 after graduating a semester early from high school, looks to compete for playing time at running back as a true freshman in 2026. HIGH SCHOOL: Alston, a four-star recruit, was ranked as the No. 95 player in the nation by ESPN, No. 130 by Rivals and No. 171 by 247Sports. He was rated as the No. 4 player in the state of Ohio by ESPN and No. 7 by Rivals and 247Sports. He was touted as the No. 7 running back in the country by Rivals, No. 9 by ESPN and No. 12 by 247Sports. He was nationally ranked 95th on the ESPN 300, 130th on the Rivals 300 and 171st on the Top247 List. He was a
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. He was a finalist for the 2025 Dan Coughlin Memorial FOX8 Player of the Year and for the 2025m Cleveland Sports Male High School Athlete of the Year. As a junior in 2024, he recorded 131 carries for 1,104 yards (8.4 avg.) and 16 TD. He also had 14 receptions for 184 yards (13.1 avg.). He was named to the
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. As a sophomore in 2023, he tallied 128 carries for 1,042 yards (8.1 avg.) with 15 TDs and added 4 receptions for 82 yards (20.5 avg) and 1 TD. He also decorated his stat sheet with 33 tackles and a kickoff return TD. He was named to the
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. He was an Under Armour Next Camp: Columbus: participant. As a freshman in 2022, he had 76 carries for 675 yards (8.9 avg.) and 15 TDs. He also tallied 12 receptions for 79 yards (6.6 avg.) and 1 TD. Defensively, he recorded 39 tackles, including 5 sacks, 2 INTs, and 4 forced fumbles. He was named to the
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2026: Alston, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2026 after graduating a semester early from high school, looks to compete for playing time at running back as a true freshman in 2026.
HIGH SCHOOL: Alston, a four-star recruit, was ranked as the No. 95 player in the nation by ESPN, No. 130 by Rivals and No. 171 by 247Sports. He was rated as the No. 4 player in the state of Ohio by ESPN and No. 7 by Rivals and 247Sports. He was touted as the No. 7 running back in the country by Rivals, No. 9 by ESPN and No. 12 by 247Sports. He was nationally ranked 95th on the ESPN 300, 130th on the Rivals 300 and 171st on the Top247 List. He was a
2026 Navy All-American Bowl: invitee.
As a senior in 2025, he tallied 172 carries for 1,548 yards (9.0 avg.) and 29 TDs. He recorded a quartet of 200-yard rushing performances. He also caught 40 passes for 489 yards (12.2 avg.) with 5 TDs and completed a 24-yard TD pass. Defensively, he added 17 tackles, including 3 for loss and 1 forced fumble. He won the
2025 Tony Fisher Award: as The News-Herald’s football player of the year and was named to the
2025 Division III All-Ohio First Team: . He was a finalist for the 2025 Dan Coughlin Memorial FOX8 Player of the Year and for the 2025m Cleveland Sports Male High School Athlete of the Year.
As a junior in 2024, he recorded 131 carries for 1,104 yards (8.4 avg.) and 16 TD. He also had 14 receptions for 184 yards (13.1 avg.). He was named to the
2024 Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II All-Ohio Second Team: .
As a sophomore in 2023, he tallied 128 carries for 1,042 yards (8.1 avg.) with 15 TDs and added 4 receptions for 82 yards (20.5 avg) and 1 TD. He also decorated his stat sheet with 33 tackles and a kickoff return TD. He was named to the
2023 Ohio High School Athletic Association All-Ohio Third Team: . He was an
Under Armour Next Camp: Columbus: participant.
As a freshman in 2022, he had 76 carries for 675 yards (8.9 avg.) and 15 TDs. He also tallied 12 receptions for 79 yards (6.6 avg.) and 1 TD. Defensively, he recorded 39 tackles, including 5 sacks, 2 INTs, and 4 forced fumbles. He was named to the
2022 Prep Redzone Next Midwest All Camp Team: .