2021 Football Roster
Roster
Tyler Alston
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Downingtown, Pa.
- High School:
- Archbishop Carroll
Career: 2023 Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
2023 (Senior): Preseason All-Patriot League … led the defensive line in tackles with 52 (26 solo) … tied for the team lead with 3.5 sacks and posted five tackles for loss … led the roster in quarterback hurries with eight … recorded six tackles, two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss against Georgetown … made a season-high nine tackles at Fordham … recorded a season-best four quarterback hurries against Lehigh … Tom Gadd Coaches’ Award recipient.
2022 (Junior): Appeared in all 11 games, starting the final 10 … led all defensive linemen with 42 tackles (23 solo) and was second on the team in tackles for loss (7) … led the team in sacks (6) … recorded an interception against Fordham … registered a season-high nine tackles and 1.5 sacks against Lafayette … posted six tackles, including two for a loss, in season opener against Towson … added one quarterback hurry at Yale ... George L. McGaughey Memorial Award recipient as Bucknell's outstanding player in the Lafayette game.
2021 Spring (Freshman): Played in all four games, seeing time at defensive end and on special teams ... made one tackle against Lafayette ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Archbishop John Carroll High School: Lettered three times in football … played on both sides of the ball as a linebacker and fullback … served as team captain.
Personal: Tyler Keyon Alston … born January 12, 2002 in Paoli, Pennsylvania … son of Chris and Tricia Alston … has two younger siblings: Jada and Amyah … father and mother both were varsity athletes at Penn State University … father played football while mother was on the tennis team ... major is undeclared.
