Senior wide receiver for James Madison. 2025: 7 catches, 81 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 199 lb · Carteret, NJ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
7 catches · 2 TD · 11.6 per catch
Best game: 3 rec, 31 yds, 1 TD, vs Weber State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for James Madison. 2025: 7 catches, 81 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Isaiah Alston
Beats you over the top. Isaiah Alston has played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 31 rec yds, 3 receptions against Weber State, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 29.0 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Army | 9 | 266 | 29.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Army | 16 | 285 | 17.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Army | 22 | 449 | 20.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Army | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 58 | 1,180 | 20.3 | 8 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Louisville | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-23@ Marshall | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-10vs App State | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 14 | W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 7 | 81 | 11.7 | 2 | 20 |
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · James Madison
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #80
Player DNA
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Dylan Wright’s 2022 season.
Matches Dylan on
Differs from Dylan on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Quentin Johnston’s path through TCU.
Dennis Houston
Matches Quentin on
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Malachi Carter's junior season at Georgia Tech (2022).
Matches Malachi on
Player DNA