About
Taijh Alston
12/18/18 | 9:17 a.m.
DL
Position
6-5
Height
240
Weight
Carthage, N.C.
Hometown
Copiah-Lincoln CC (Miss.)
Junior College
10/30
Verbal Commit
12/7
Official Visit
12/19
Signs NLI
Highlights
Biography
- Played for coach Glen Davis at Copiah Lincoln Community College
- Earned All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) First-Team honors
- Recorded 78 tackles, including seven sacks, 15 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries last year while helping team to a 6-4 record
- Fifty-one of his tackles were solo and his 78 total were second on the team and fifth in the conference
- Three-star rating from ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- Ranked No. 13 prospect in North Carolina by 247Sports, No. 6 at defensive end and No. 54 nationally
- In high school, he was a three-year varsity starter as a defensive end for coach Ryan Riggan at Union Pines
- Completed prep career with 13.5 sacks and averaged 6.5 tackles per game
- Finished with 96 tackles, 7.0 sacks and 16.0 tackles for loss as a senior captain
- Had 77 stops, including five sacks and 13 tackles for loss as a junior
- Recorded 54 tackles as a sophomore
- Earned All-Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference First-Team honors
- Also played tight end
- Charlotte Observer ranked him as a top-25 recruit in North Carolina
- Three-star rating per 247Sports and Scout
- Ranked as the No. 3 defensive end in the state, No. 46 in region and was included among nation’s top 120 performers by Scout.com
- Also a standout in basketball
- Attended East Carolina before transferring to Copiah-Lincoln CC
- Also received offers from NC State, North Texas, Appalachian State and Western Kentucky
Other Offers
West Virginia 
North Texas 
Western Kentucky 
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