Last confirmed: NC State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Bunn, NC
Johnathan Alston: CB · NC State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Johnathan Alston
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Third year in the NC State secondary. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35@ South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20vs Marshall | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-16vs Furman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-21@ No. 12 Florida State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-25vs Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-25vs No. 17 Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-17@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-35@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-38vs No. 6 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-14@ Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-30@ Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-21vs North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-31@ Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 54 | 37 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this season54 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Dave Doeren — 24-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
50.1%
484 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
74.4
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at NC State, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
