College Career
Alston went on to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal. In 43 games with the Cardinal, Alston started 27 times. He finished his career with 164 tackles (94 solos), 21 sacks and 29.5 stops for losses. He caused eight fumbles and recovered two others. Alston also had two interceptions, a pass breakup and a blocked kick.
Alston redshirted in 2001 at Stanford, performing on the scout team as a middle linebacker. He began the 2002 season as a reserve outside linebacker, but ended up starting five finishing with 30 tackles (14 solos) and two sacks. In 2003 he totaled 21 tackles (12 solos) with three sacks and a forced fumble. In 2004, he produced 61 tackles (37 solos) from the strongside linebacker position, he also had 9.5 sacks forced three fumbles and 14 tackles for loss. He was honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 2005, as he registered 52 tackles (31 solos) with 6.5 sacks and 9.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage. He also caused three fumbles, intercepted a pass and blocked a kick.
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